Simplicity 8024: Rose's Baptism dress

When my daughter and her husband were making the plans

for their daughter Rose's Baptism, they asked if 

I would make Rosie's dress.....of course I said YES!

My daughter pinned some ideas to a shared Pinterest board, and 

we were off and running.

Simplicity 8024 had the style lines that Rosie's Momma was looking for:

When discussing fabric, Rosie's Momma also wanted "lace, lace and more

lace....especially a lace bonnet!". We had no problem finding the 

perfect lace and satin, as well as a cotton batiste for the under

slip. All fabrics washed up beautifully before construction.

The full length skirt was satin with a lace overlay, which I treated as one.

The lace's scalloped edge finished off the hem nicely.

I also laid lace over the satin for the petal sleeves (love those!).

I wanted to showcase that lovely scalloped edge, so I made an overlay to drape

over the front and back bodice.

Instead of trying to make buttonholes in the lace, I used snaps to 

close the back.

A pretty satin bow finished it off.

A small, hidden detail: I embroidered Rose's name and 

Baptism date in pink on the cotton underslip:

Look at my angelic Granddaughter on her special day!:

And I had to include a picture of our entire family, so beautiful!

With four grown children, and now 5 grandbabies all under the age of 4, 

we are a busy, fun group!

So Blessed!