My mother-in-law’s mother-in-law was from the Ukraine and was a sewer. She left behind a few pieces of her embroidery work when she passed from this earth and my mother-in-law had kept them tucked away for some years. We went up to Virginia to visit family last summer and I inherited those special pieces along with some other sewing notions. I love embroidery work and this was extra special since it was made by my daughter’s great grandmother. I knew that I wanted to create something special using those pieces. This little top for miss E was the first to be made.
The embroidered piece was really small, so I wanted to show case it. I placed it at the top of a linen fabric to let it pop. I based the top’s shape on another top that miss E has and kept it very simple. I did make it a little too large (she was napping and I just went on sewing instead of waiting….) but I fixed it by taking it in on the sides and holding it in place with embroidery thread. I like the little accent it adds.
I happened to have the pre-made blue ruffles in my stash. They matched perfectly and were easy to add on as straps.
This girl has grown some since I first made this and it looks like I might need to extend the top a little. We have been having some warm days so I know we will still get plenty of use out of it before she completely outgrows it. -Jess
Oh Jess, it’s adorable! And how special to have something that was made by her great grandmother. It’s been too long since I have visited your little spot – I was thinking about you last week, and wondering how you were doing. I think I need to check the settings on my feed – because I’m not getting updates from you any more.
Righto, I’m off to look at what else you have been up to!
Sheree
Hey girl
So good to hear from you! I think when I switched over from blogger to wordpress it changed some things and didn’t get all turned over to the new site address :/ Thanks for thinking of me 