Christmas was almost upon me this year before it registered that I had not made the nightdresses that I usually make for my granddaughters for Christmas. A hurried search of my stash retrieved the liberty cottons I had purchased at some point in the last year for this purpose and I got to work.
The only dilemma was sizing. I can now almost cut out and pleat the fabric on autopilot. I smocked both the fronts and the backs of both, using different colours so the girls can easily tell which is meant to be the back and which the front. Unfortunately, I did not take many photos.
Fortunately, my sizing was within range - a little on the large side but not unwearably so - guaranteeing a couple of years usage. The girls were well pleased with them. In the excitement of Christmas Day I forgot to take photos. Suffice it to say they looked great!
2 comments:
Gosh, your granddaughters are so lucky to be getting these beautiful smocked nightdresses every year! I hope they really appreciate their rarity. I am envious every Christmas!
smocking is so pretty the girls will love these
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