Christening Outfit Final

Final pictures of the Christening Outfit are below:

 dress and jacket

 close-up of the bodice

 bibs and ballet slippers

leather ballet slippers purchased from Macy's

Statistics:
Pattern: 
Simplicity 7488 - Out of print Baby Gowns


Fabric:
2 yards rayon/silk satin
1.5 yards lace


Notions:
2 yards pearl piping
2 yards 1" lace
Cotton batiste for lining
2 large snaps


Construction:
I ended up not sewing the pearls to the empire bodice of the dress.


I ended up adding snaps to the back of the dress instead of the buttons and buttonholes.  I just couldn't take more small sewing.


I hand-stitched the sleeves into the jacket.  Again I just couldn't take trying to sew one small circle into another.  So I used small stitches and stitched them together.  It held just fine.  I mean people use to hand sew garments all the time right?!


I didn't make a bonnet.  Her mother decided that she would use a lace headband instead and it actually worked out really well.


I spent at least 20 hours on this outfit and it was worth it but I won't be making another one of these any time soon.  *LOL*  The pressure of making "the perfect dress" for such an important event is not how I like to sew.  To me sewing is about relaxation and exploring my creativity and pushing the boundaries.  This was pressure.  I'm just glad that I was up to the task! 


Next up is some scarves for Christmas gift giving...eventually I will get back to sewing for me...eventually!


...as always, more later!