Over 2 years ago, I made my sis­ter’s wed­ding rehearsal dress.

I used Vogue’s V8766 pattern.

I used ivory raw silk for the under­lay, poly bridal lace for the over­lay, and a light­weight ivory poly­ester fab­ric for the lining.

This dress was pret­ty heavy from all the layers!

I adjust­ed the pat­tern to have thin straps and short­er hem length.

Also, I did not attach the sleeves to the raw silk under­lay. This gave her more ease and move­ment in the arms.

Over­all, I was very hap­py with the results and exceed­ed all my expec­ta­tions (and I think my sis­ters too)!

She looked very hap­py and absolute­ly beautiful!

At the very last-minute, I decid­ed to make myself some­thing for the wed­ding rehearsal 🙂

With no pat­tern, I made a silk dress using a flo­ral crêpe de chine silk I received as a gift. I had just a few hours to make the dress, so I rushed the entire process and skipped impor­tant steps! The final dress was cer­tain­ly NOT my best work, but I still loved it and con­tin­ue to wear it today!

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