My sewing machine is on the fritz- and while it could be a user error, I'm suspecting it's the machine... I've tried EVERYTHING I know how to fix it... any how- since my mom's machine had wonky stitch length, and since she hadn't used it in quite a while and couldn't find the instruction book... we ended going to my aunt's house to make this dress again- though slightly modified.
It's much longer than the pattern originally specified- but that's because it's a baptismal gown...
the top was made from fabric leftover from my First Communion dress
and the bottom was actual fabric from my First Communion dress. It was a difficult decision to use the fabric from the dress- a dress my grandmother made for me. But in the end, it makes this little dress more special and uses something that would otherwise have been sitting in the closet turning yellow, never to be used again because of it's frilly-nes and outdated style.
2 comments:
Oh Leslie - that is beautiful! That is something very special that Sophia will keep and pass on to her daugthers. She is a very loved little girl :) - f
Thanks! I like it a lot and am really glad I was able to get it made- I just didn't care too much for all of the ones I'd seen in the store- not that I'd looked too too much.... just a glance here and there....
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