What I have been doing.

I checked one item off of my list this week. I have a granddaughter getting baptized today and she had asked for a beautiful white dress for the occasion.

This pattern came as close as possible to the type of dress she wanted. So it was a beginning.

The Basic Dress.

The dress went together quickly.

It is a perfect example of how a simple pattern can be used in so many ways. Your fabric choice always dictates the result.

This pattern is a classic. I wanted it the dress to have a little more contemporary feel so I chose an organza with a an overall stitched sutache pattern. It is is a very loose floral motif.

I think it worked well.

I did not like the way the sash looked after I made it so I made took a scrap of the fabric, picked the threads out of some of the sutache cord and used it to make belt. I hand tacked the the loops in place since I had already serged the side seams.

I purchased a 3 inch wide taffeta ribbon to replace the sewn on sash. I knew would allow the dress to be more fitted in case it was a little loose.

Sewing for someone in another state does create a little bit of a problem when it comes to fit.

A finished flower

I needed a flower to compliment this dress so I chose to make a burnt edge creation with petals cut from the organza of the overlay of the dress, some of the lining fabric, some of the crepe back satin from the sleeve edging, some white tulle and a little white french veil. The center of the flower is hand strung pearls and a smidgen of pearls on a fishline. Tutorials on the basics of making these flowers are available all over the net. The real fun is in being able to interpret a flower in your own way.

THE DRESS IS DONE AND READY TO SHIP

This is the finished dress with the taffeta ribbon sash and the flower pinned in place.

Happy Birthday and Baptism Jolee

Works in progress

Sorry I haven't added any new information on the two projects I talked about in the two previous blogs because they are still very much "in progress".