My middle child, Lindsey, now has a son, John Theodore Ehricht. He is my newest grandchild. Initially we did not know the sex of the baby, so I could not start on a christening gown until she could find out the sex at her ultrasound appointment. When she did finally find out, I was able to start on the gown.
Finding pretty christening gowns for boys is difficult. I wanted it to be elaborate without being prissy. Searching for boy’s christening gowns, I found this pattern. It fit the bill nicely.
I am very picky about items I sew. If I make a mistake I will always know where those mistakes are, even if they can’t be seen by the client. I was just learning my embroidery machine, and I did not know you could combine patterns into one. . Because of that, the embroidery on the center panels initially wasn’t lined up well. Even if Lindsey or anybody else would have never noticed, I knew it was there, so I had to remake the center panels on this dress, and had to order more fabric to do that.
The image above is the detail from the two front overlay panels. In the center between those two panels, I have embroidered the Trinity Cross set.
Unfortunately these photos don’t do the gown justice as it is difficult to see the level of detail in the gown.
In this photo you can see the Trinity Cross embroidery in the center.
I made shoes and a bonnet to match. There is a beautiful embroidered “E” on the back of the bonnet in the Christian Crosses pattern. I don’t currently have a photo of the bonnet.
and a smaller complimentary “E” on the shoes. Teddy’s feet are so big, I don’t think these fit too well by the time he was christened.