Modern Heirloom Sewing??

I was just introduced to heirloom sewing (thanks to a wonderful Martha Pullen workshop) and made a fantastic peasant blouse on a serger.  The blouse feels modern because the color scheme was black and white, but still incorporated lace and entredeux insertion.  My question is this:  Is anyone doing (truly) modern sewing with heirloom techniques?  I would love to see some examples but have not come up with any so far. What I am seeing is the traditional baby gowns, etc. with heirloom sewing.  What I'm trying to imagine is Amy Butler or Anna-Marie Horner style crossed with heirloom techniques to make it feel current.  Anyone??