Pink Swiss Batiste Baby Gown and Bonnet

It has been too long since I last posted to Behind The Monogram. I've been busy with life and constructing beautiful heirloom garments. Today I want to share with you a pink baby gown set.

The set is made using a pale pink cotton batiste called Bearissima from Bear Thread, LTD. It is a beautiful fabric and so easy to work on. The laces are ecru French Valenciennes laces. I used my favorite baby gown pattern Babette by Sarah Howard Stone.

Narrow beading is sewn to the front placket and the ruffle is attached with entredeux. The wrist bands are made using narrow beading sewn to the gathered long sleeve and fabric ruffle with entredeux. Tiny 1/8th inch ribbon is woven through the beading holes on the front placket and tied in a bow at the wrists.

Ivory hand embroidery compliments this sweet gown in the front corners and the placket inside edge is stitched down with feather stitching. The embroidery design came from one of Sarah Howard Stone's books on heirloom sewing. Most of my inspiration comes from her books.

The details on the sleeves turned out lovely. Down the center of the long sleeve is a lace band attached to the fabric with machine hemstitching. If you have read previous posts you know I have one of the old - older than I am - Singer hemstitch machines. 

Taking great photographs is still a challenge for me. Some of the pictures turned out too light but hopefully you can still see the detail in the photos. The picture above shows the hand embroidery corner design. It has bullion roses and tiny leaves.

The picture above is a close-up of the from placket detail. There are tiny bullion roses and leaves between the buttonholes. The placket closes with tiny Mother of Pearl buttons.

The back of the bonnet has the same lace band and hemstitching as the sleeve. The crown is attached to the bonnet with hemstitching and gathered lace.

Hand embroidery compliments the front band of the bonnet and ribbon rosettes are attached to each end. The bonnet ties under the chin with ecru stain ribbon. A matching A-line slip completes the set.

This sweet set would make a great Coming Home from the hospital outfit, a great first portrait outfit, or a beautiful baby dedication outfit. I hope you have enjoyed reading about this project and I hope to post more of my work soon.

Have a nice day!

You can see more of my work by clicking this link and visiting my Etsy Shop Monogram Elegance.

Monogram Elegance and of course you can shop for the perfect baby gift at The Polka Dot Store .

Shopping Online

Hi, everyone! It is a beautiful day here in south Georgia. The temperature is a little cool but the sun is out in all its glory. I took a picture of my view as I sit here writing this post.

I think a lot about my customers experience on my website. Ease in navigation (founding your way around), page load time, and checkout experience are all very important. Here is another discussion I have in my head; How can my customers easily put together outfits with items selected from different pages? O.k., so I haven't figured out how to have multiple or coordinating items grouped together. I do my own layout and coding so it takes me a little while to out how to do something new and different. :)

Here are some pictures of outfits I put together and took pictures of for you.

This red gown, polka dot cap, and velvet bow socks would make a great Valentine Outfit. You could add a monogram, name, applique or saying on the gown.

                                          Boy "Take Me Home" outfit.

Blue dot onesie with pale blue cap, pants, and socks.

Dinosaur Set and Socks

Dinosaur knit top, pant, and socks by Mud Pie.

   Cute "Take Me Hone" Outfit.                        Pink Lamb Outfit by 3 Marthas

Little Pink Lamb appliqued Onesie, burp cloth,
and panty. The panty has the same appliqued
lamb on the back seat as the onesie and burp.

Pink gown, paci clip, cap, and booties.



 Adventure on the wild side

Pink polka dot onesie, pink knit
pant, elephant paci clip, adorable
socks.

              Only the outfits by 3 Marthas and Mud Pie are from the same manufacturers. The rest of the pictures show a combination of items from different manufacturers and how easy it is to coordinate them together.

I hope this post helps get you thinking about how to pair up different items to make an adorable baby gift. As always, if I can help in any way, please let me know. You can find all these items here .