My niece was baptized today! She wore the christening gown that my 86 year old Memaw handmade for me 42 years ago. I have a house full of boys. Maybe one day I’ll have granddaughters who will wear it. It was definately made with love.
Sweet girl…she smiled the whole time.
Of course the gift I am in the process of making for her isn’t ready (I am famous for this!), so I made her a card for the occasion…
I made my own iris folding template! I am so proud! I drew the christening gown outline and with the help of the instructions on the Simplicity of Iris Folding site, I made my template. 
Big feat for me…cutting out the design with a craft knife!
I used the metallic opal vellum paper from the Club Scrap Vogue kit and the blue cardstock is from the Lotus Pond kit. I made the quilled roses…it’s been a long time since I have done it! I used pearl metallic fabric paint for the faux pearls.
I uh, forgot to ink the edges…I masked it with my cut out. It worked. It would have looked better if I had done it before I finished though!
I have designed a quillling piece that I am making for her gift. Maybe I’ll have it finished before HER children are baptized!
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