\nLast night I managed to sew (correctly, too!) the lining into one of the christening gowns. I feel I can finally publish a picture or two – they’re not scary-looking anymore. :)
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Now, you have to use your imaginations – pretend the bits of green thread aren’t there, and that there’s a lovely collar attached. Also, pretend that there is a good amount of white ribbon embroidery on the bodice front that’s just smocked right now… I’m sort of deviating from the pattern a bit in terms of embellishments, so we’ll have to see how it will look. ![](\"http:\/\/home..com\/dreilly1\/images\/dressSleeve.jpg\")
My favorite part of these dresses is the Irish lace trim. Currently, it’s only on the sleeves, but it will also be on the collar and (I think) the bonnet (which I haven’t even thought about starting yet…) Now I just have to get the lining of the other dress finished and sew it in, then I can start work on the collars. I alternate between worrying that they’ll be too small, too big, too ivory…or that they’ll rip, get dirty, get creased or get eaten by Molly. But, as I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, it’s in me to worry about things I can’t change, so I’ll just have to trust that the twins won’t have a giant growth spurt and that I won’t drop a pair of open scissors on the dresses…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"