I didn't get up last night nor at the crack of dawn this morning but thank God I did get up! I also had a wonderful thought. I'm going to have a floating hem in my dress. That means that I am going to shorten the lining just enough that when I stitch the dress to the lining it will pull the hem into place. There will be no stitches showing at all! It's genius if I must say so myself.
I sewed the dress skirt front onto the bodice and pin fit the sides as much as I could. Putting boning in the midriff was the smartest thing I could have done. The midriff has the corseted look I was going for. I was able to do a preliminary fitting and came to a couple of conclusions. First my dressform is bigger than I am. I can't get the dress zipped all they way on "Dolly" but I can on myself. Second, my boobs are not a big as I thought they were. I was fretting over not having made a big enough FBA when I actually probably added too much. I could stick a small pair of socks in my bodice! So while I was thinking of removing the straps for a more sexy strapless look, strapless is no longer an option. I need the straps to pull the bodice as close as possible. I am almost there. Believe it or not, I'm not anxious about the dress or the wedding. I'm anxious about getting this dress finished so that I can move on to other projects!
Several of my co-workers questioned my making my own wedding dress. Huh? I am the best seamstress I know. Why wouldn't I make my own dress? I never once considered anything else and even as a little girl I always knew I would make my own. What do you think?
I think your dress looks beautiful and it's coming along nicely so far. When you sew like that, who needs store bought.
ReplyDeleteYour dress is absolutely lovely! I will definitely sew my own wedding dress, whenever the time comes. It's a great experience and a precious treasure to hand down to future generations!
ReplyDeleteAre you using a pattern for this dress, or is it your own design?
~Bess B.
the dress is to die for. of course you wanted to make your own dress...who knows better than you what you want or how you want it?
ReplyDeleteOf course you are making your own dress. I dreamed of making mine, but seeing as how I got married when I was only 20, still in college, and getting married during our Christmas break, there was no time. I've always kind of regretted that. Oh well, I found the dress of my dreams anyway. The first and only dress I tried on. I only tried it on for the fun of it. It was a dress left over from the year before and was on sale. It only cost $140! even then, nearly 37 years ago that was a bargain! I did get my bridesmaids dresses made by a lady here in town. I couldn't find any that I liked anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI agree, what better person to make your wedding gown is would be none other than you of course....lol
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! Your dress is coming along beautifully. You most certainly do have skills, girly!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to look gorgeous! You will be posting pics of you in it after the wedding of course.
ReplyDeleteIn years to come, you'll look back on your wedding day, knowing you made your lovely dress, and smile. It will be special.
ReplyDeleteYour dress is coming along great. You will be a beautiful bride.
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ReplyDeleteI have seen wide range of wedding dresses at Nordstrom... All those are really wonderful...
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