Tucked Heirloom Blouse for those elegant occasions or to play dress up at the office.  Quick and easy to make you can embellish to your hearts content or keep it simple but elegant.  Looks great under a suit jacket.  "Every woman's wardrobe should include a crisp linen blouse with just enough "heirloom" detailing to make it feminine. This blouse is equally at home with a pair of denim jeans or a classic tailored straight skirt, which means it may spend more time out of your closet than in it! Short and long sleeve versions, button down the front, tucks, embroidery and lace insertion."

A Dolman sleeve blouse is a nice addition to any woman's wardrobe. It is simple to construct, easy to wear but still allows you to incorporate some elegant details to make it special.  Featured is the horizontal tucked panel in the front. Make it in knit and jazz it up with contrast piping for a sporty look or silk crepe, pima cotton lawn, long sleeves and mother of pearl buttons.

Round yoke heirloom nightgown...if pampering products like rose water, aromatherapy, and herbal tea and the pleasures that help you wind down after a hectic day, take these little indulgences a step further by slipping into something utterly elegant. An heirloom nightgown is the crowning comfort. The round yoke works up beautifully in a selection of laces and embroideries, or perhaps with the inclusion of hand embroidery or tucks on inserted fabric. For a last-minute gift, this design would look just as pretty if made with gathers on both the front and back instead of the smocking.

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Sweet and simple is always best when it comes to baby. Using inspiration from an antique baby dress, tucks and shaped lace have been joined to form a very pretty, yet simple, yoke effect on this little gown that hangs comfortable from the shoulders and buttons down the back for easy dressing. The patterns incorporates inverted underarm pleat that adds fullness to the garment and a choice of sleeves--long, puffed or tailored.

There is nothing more exciting than finding an old garment and studying the detail to create something new. The original was found dirty, wrinkled and in need of repair at a flea market in Illinois. Clearly homemade with cheap fabric, seams that did not hang straight, a yoke that did not sit correctly around the neckline, but it had a charm which reminds us of an era when mothers sewed for their children not only to save money, but for the love of creating something to be admired and passed on to the next generation.

The pattern for reproducing this garment incorporates an inverted underarm pleat that adds fullness to the garment and a long sleeve, the style of which dates back to the nineteenth century. During this time period the underarm seam was positioned towards the front of the sleeve.