{"id":16810,"date":"2011-07-27T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=16810"},"modified":"2015-01-07T23:26:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T04:26:58","slug":"beach-portrait-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/27\/beach-portrait-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Portrait Dress and Vintage Skirt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Judy Day attended Lezette Thomason’s Children’s Corner Sewing\u00c2\u00a0School in June and had a fabulous time.\u00c2\u00a0 She just finished this classic white beach portrait dress which was one of the projects. \u00c2\u00a0 Any beach would be enhanced with Judy’s pretty seven-year old\u00c2\u00a0 granddaughter, Courtney, wearing this dress.<\/p>\n

Children’s Corner pattern Louise<\/em> was redrafted for this garment.\u00c2\u00a0 Judy reported that it is embellished with 12 tucks on the front, 18 on the back,\u00c2\u00a0 three gathered tiers with tucks, separated by lace. She thoroughly enjoyed stitching this project.<\/p>\n

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I fell in love with the dress and the idea of a beach portrait for my own seven year-old granddaughter, Laurel.\u00c2\u00a0 Instantly, I remembered this exquisite white skirt, purchased at our church bazaar several years ago for no good reason other than its loveliness and potential.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, I wonder on what occasions the\u00c2\u00a0 original owner with her 22″ waist wore this elaborate skirt.\u00c2\u00a0 Vintage textiles always pique my curiosity.<\/p>\n

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Of course, with the skirt already complete, I would not be adding tucks. The tiers are also complete, though not gathered. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 As is, I think it is possible that this vintage piece\u00c2\u00a0 could be the major component of a similar dress with equal impact.<\/p>\n

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The skirt is in good condition, considering its probable age.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, it is not what I would call sturdy.\u00c2\u00a0 But the intricate chemical lace and highly dimensional embroidery on fine cotton lawn make a dramatic statement that I want to use.<\/p>\n

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Judy’s beach dress photos arrived about the same time that my daughter-in-law snapped this photo of Laurel. \u00c2\u00a0 The family had arrived early on the east coast to watch the last shuttle launch.\u00c2\u00a0 As the children played on the beach, they came across this Olan Mills worthy photo opportunity.<\/p>\n

Laurel was, of course, dressed in play clothes.\u00c2\u00a0 If she had been wearing\u00c2\u00a0 Judy’s portrait dress, this\u00c2\u00a0 would have been an even lovelier\u00c2\u00a0 picture. When I get Laurel’s portrait frock finished, I hope to find that spot again.~~~~~~~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Judy Day attended Lezette Thomason’s Children’s Corner Sewing\u00c2\u00a0School in June and had a fabulous time.\u00c2\u00a0 She just finished this classic white beach portrait dress which was one of the projects. \u00c2\u00a0 Any beach would be enhanced with Judy’s pretty … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,8,28,62],"tags":[578,581,579,580,176],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16810"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32912,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16810\/revisions\/32912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}