{"id":30430,"date":"2014-07-25T01:28:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T05:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=30430"},"modified":"2018-01-19T03:48:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T08:48:30","slug":"frilly-kindergarten-shorts-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/25\/frilly-kindergarten-shorts-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Frilly Kindergarten Shorts Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is another outfit in the kindergarten wardrobe Suzanne Sawko is making for her granddaughter. \u00c2\u00a0 It seems to meet all the requirements of primary school wear in Florida–the outfit is cool, comfortable and allows for active play.<\/p>\n

At the same time it satisfies a little girl’s desire for feminine clothing, as well as her Mamaw’s own desire for a pretty back-to-school wardrobe for this 5 year-old.\u00c2\u00a0 And what teacher wouldn’t love to see a new student in a smocked garment?\u00c2\u00a0 Clearly, this is a winning 2-piece set.<\/p>\n

The shorts are made of leftover scraps from the old brown linen tablecloth Suzanne recycled into the Burda Style dress<\/a> made for this same child.\u00c2\u00a0 Notice how Suzanne highlighted the pin stitch that joined the heirloom cotton lace to the hem of the shorts.<\/p>\n

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You might question the practicality of lace on\u00c2\u00a0 the shorts.<\/p>\n

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Kindergarten, here she comes!<\/p><\/div>\n

This little redhead will make certain that no harm will come to her clothes.\u00c2\u00a0 She plays rough and tumble, but is always mindful of her clothes, especially the ones which her grandmother makes for her.<\/p>\n

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The lace is repeated on\u00c2\u00a0 the sweet pocket on the smocked\u00c2\u00a0 top.<\/p>\n

\"pocket<\/a>When I told Suzanne about the gorgeous NYLON heirloom laces I recently pordered, she was very interested.\u00c2\u00a0 It makes the use of lace on garments such as this more practical for most children.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The nylon lace arrived recently and is absolutely gorgeous, nearly indiscernible from the cotton heirloom laces.\u00c2\u00a0 The prices are very reasonable and shipping from The Netherlands is free.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00c2\u00a0 The link is now active!\u00c2\u00a0<\/em> I thought you, too, might be interested in this lace,\u00c2\u00a0 but suddenly the web site,<\/del> www.cottonlace.com is unavailable.\u00c2\u00a0 Hopefully, this is a temporary closure.<\/del><\/p>\n

At the Sewing and Quilting Expo<\/a> which Suzanne and I attended earlier this year, the owner of Cotton Lace Company, Luc Smiers was marketing his extensive inventory of heirloom laces.\u00c2\u00a0 Though we shared no common language, his elderly mother and I had a bit of a chat.\u00c2\u00a0 A common passion for needlework \u00c2\u00a0 helped us circumvent that communication barrier.<\/p>\n

From her collection of antique needlework publications, mostly in French, I purchased one magazine with a spectacular embroidery alphabet that could be digitized.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ll share that with you another time.<\/p>\n

With Luc’s help,\u00c2\u00a0 I learned that she has treasured those magazines, much as we treasure our Creative Needle \u00c2\u00a0<\/em> and\u00c2\u00a0 Sew Beautiful \u00c2\u00a0<\/em> magazines.\u00c2\u00a0 But she felt it was time to let them go.\u00c2\u00a0 She especially liked meeting the new owner of each piece of her collection.<\/p>\n

You might recall from an earlier post that in order to use Suzanne’s projects, I was forbidden to gush about how gorgeous they are.\u00c2\u00a0 So let me just say that I hope you enjoy seeing this outfit.\u00c2\u00a0 There are more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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