Published 10/31/2013
In my sister’s wedding post, do you remember me talking about my best friend’s wedding the evening before my sister’s wedding?!
Not only did the weddings fall within 24 hours of each other, but I decided to make my dress for my friend’s wedding too! (Read more about the gown and dress I made for my sister here)
Below I share some photos of this dress on my friend’s wedding day and during the creative process.
Thanks Evan Perigo Photography for the photos on her wedding day! (Evan’s photos were awesome!)
If I could go back in time, I would’ve started this dress last spring. Last spring, I had suspicions that my sister would be married in August, but I did not plan for enough time in August!
I thought I could do it all (which in fact I did), but I didn’t have the time to make changes or fix all the mistakes along the way. This bridesmaid dress was one of those projects that I wish I had time to change or even throw out for a new dress!
Originally, I wanted to do a chiffon petaled shift dress. I planned on driving to Chicago to find a beige chiffon fabric, then I was going to hand sew the fabric to look like petals. But by the first week of August, I realized there was no way I’d find time to make this fabric! So instead, I opted to use a polyester fabric stashed in my closet and whip something up!
I found a couple patterns I had in my closet. I took one skirt from one pattern and a basic bodice block from another .
First, I made a mock-up of the bodice.
Then, I pinned it on the dress form and started to cut away…
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So far it seemed to move along smoothly (I even decided to add some pleats)…
Well, it did not turn out how I expected!
The waist was 1″ too low, darts looked awful, and I wasn’t sure about the fabric or color.
I should’ve of scratched the entire dress at this point. But instead, I decided to make adjustments… more adjustments.…and more adjustments. Eventually, I invested too much time into this project and didn’t have time to start a new dress!
The lace was originally sewn on the skirt for the hem (decorative detail inside of skirt). But later, the skirt needed to be lengthened.
Despite not being too please with this dress, I had no choice but to leave it and move on to the larger projects (such as the wedding gown and mother of the bride dress).
The lesson to take back from this experience:
If you have limited time, USE A PATTERN and stick with it!
Maybe I’ll make that petaled dress for my friend when she’s my bridesmaid… who knows!
