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Easy Way to Display a Child’s Vintage Garment

May 21, 2025 by Kimberly Snyder 4 Comments

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Have you ever wanted to showcase a special garment from a loved one’s childhood? Let me show you an idea on how to display a vintage garment!

Earlier in my blogging career I was part of a monthly challenge group.   One  February, we were tasked with showcasing something near and dear to our hearts and writing up a tutorial on how to make it or put it together.  It didn’t take me long to decide what my project was going to be. I actually “borrowed” the idea from an older blog post on Miss Mustard Seed’s blog.  Let me share my idea on how to display a vintage garment. 

My mother was very sentimental and saved practically everything!  When I was going through the family pictures, I found this picture of her as a child.  I think she must be about 3 years old.

Mom as a child wearing the Sailor Suit

Doesn’t she look sweet in her sailor suit?  The picture was probably taken in the early 1930s.

A few days after I found the picture, I was going through a box of vintage baby clothes, and I found the top to the sailor suit!  I don’t think the pants survived as they weren’t with the rest of the vintage items.

Child's Vintage Sailor Suit

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The shirt is made out of heavy cotton.  I washed it on the gentle cycle and used non-chlorine bleach.  I did dry it in the dryer on low.  I am amazed how vibrant the Anchor insignia still is.  Using a warm iron, I pressed the garment to remove most of the wrinkles before continuing on with my project.

How To Display A Vintage Garment

The Supplies

Vintage Frame

foam board

vintage pillow case

foam board in frame

Frame ready to place sailor suit

 

After gathering a frame, a piece of foam board, an old pillowcase, my trusty Velcro strips, scissors, a box cutter and some tape, I was ready to go to work.  Using a ruler, I measured the inside of the frame and cut a piece of foam board to fit the area.  After placing the foam board inside the frame, I removed it.  Before wrapping the pillowcase tightly around the foam board, I cut off the crocheted trim. Once I had the pillowcase wrapped around the foam board,   I taped the foam board in place and then finished the back with a piece of brown paper.

Placing the shirt on the frame, I used strips of Velcro to attach the shirt to the frame.  A word of advice: make sure that you have the right pieces of Velcro.  One is ribbed and the other is more like cotton or smooth fabric.  I found myself trying to get to pieces of ribbed or two pieces of smooth to affix to each other!  Silly me!  To help hold the sleeves in place, I did use straight pins.

The Framed Sailor Shirt

Vintage Child's Sailor Suit Framed

To further protect the sailor shirt, I should have a piece of glass to cover it.  This will work for a temporary display, and I will get an actual frame with a piece of glass and re mount the shirt.

What Did I do With The Piece of Crocheted Trim?

Thanks for asking!  Of course, I saved the piece of crocheted trim!  It was just what I needed to finish off this display a few months later! I simply rolled it up and turned it into a flower! Sometimes it pays off to be a hoarder…. I mean collector!

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Vintage Child’s Sailor Suit

I am pleased with how my project turned out.  I have a piece of my Mom’s childhood with me.  It even has a nautical motif to go with my Florida home!

The vintage basket filled with blue hydrangeas really helps pull out the blue color in the sailor shirt.

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One Last Look

Vintage child's sailor shirt

 

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Hello! Kimberly (Kim) Snyder and I'm glad you're here. An entrepreneurial spirit, I've owned a flower shop and antiques store, a pizza parlor and now we're in Florida living a new adventure. Join me as we downsize into our new digs and continue the adventures! WRITER & BLOGGER

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