Flower Girl Dresses
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Flower girls in dresses and riding wedding cart wagon

I recent­ly fin­ished new hand­made flower girl dress­es for tod­dlers in Flori­da. These silk and tulle dress­es are per­fect for beach wed­dings. And if you add the Ana­gras­sia girls fur jack­et, they are great for win­ter wed­dings & hol­i­day events too! The old­er sis­ter is wear­ing the Regal Flower Girl Dress by Ana­gras­sia. The bodice of this dress is a beau­ti­ful dia­mond white silk wool with silk charmeuse lin­ing. The...

Communion Silk Wool Dress with Illusion Neck
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Communion Silk Dress Illusion Neck

I recent­ly made this beau­ti­ful white silk wool dress with illu­sion neck­line for a lit­tle girl receiv­ing her First Holy Com­mu­nion. Due the Covid-19 and the quar­an­tine orders, we haven’t had the girl try on the dress yet. I make future adjust­ments to this dress after the final fitting.  Silk Communion Dress: White Silk Wool Textile Silk Charmeuse Lining White Dot­ted Net­ting for Illu­sion Neckline Cot­ton Pom Pom Trim  This dress...

The Cascade Champagne Silk Wool and Silk Charmeuse Dress
Marusya
Silk Wool charmeuse champagne long dress crossover cascade gown Cascade Champagne Silk Wool & Silk Charmeuse Dress I really don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to enter Burdastyle’s pattern challenge and downloaded their cascade dress pattern. Not only did I think I would have time to sew the dress, but I also planned to embroider its top crossover edge.! Fortunately, I was able to bypass sleep and finish sewing the dress just before the deadline. However I was unable to finish the embroidery. At this point, I’m not sure if I will add its embroidery.. (I think I will save it for a dress I know I’ll wear more often.) I don’t particularly like this dress. There are too many details going on. And I really don’t like the ruffle on the shoulder. Perhaps I’m boring, but I feel like I’m a mermaid with a seashell on my shoulder. (I had one sister laugh and call it a croissant, while another sister called it a perogi.) If it weren’t a Burdastyle pattern challenge, I probably would have eliminated the ruffle, (with no hesitation). I recently received this really special Christmas gift from my aunt. It’s a necklace with a photo of my babcha (grandmother)on one side and photo of my dido (grandfather) on the other side. The top bodice is lined with ivory silk charmeuse. Originally the skirt was lined with ivory silk charmeuse too, but I ultimately eliminated it. The two silk layers did not fall nicely together and it created more bulk at the hip. (This was a headache considering I had to seam rip everything apart and then hand-stitch the skirt edges again!!)

I real­ly don’t know what I was think­ing when I decid­ed to enter Bur­daStyle’s pat­tern chal­lenge and down­loaded their cas­cade dress pat­tern. Not only did I think I would have time to sew the dress, but I also planned to embroi­der its top crossover edge! (Vote for your favorite dress here) For­tu­nate­ly, I was able to bypass sleep and fin­ish sewing the dress just before the dead­line. How­ev­er I was unable...

Tying the Knot(s): Last Minute Sewing and Hand Stitching Before the Wedding
Marusya
Beige Silk Wool Mother of the Bride Dress Marusya

The week­end began with late night sewing and an art show. (Yes- I was in an art show with all this work ahead of me! I inad­ver­tent­ly reg­is­tered for the event last spring before I real­ized I had 2 wed­dings one week after the show!) Despite the lack of time & prepa­ra­tion, the day was very nice & successful!   Less than 5 days until the wed­ding! (Only 2 more work...

Mother of the Bride Dress…Ready Set Go!
Marusya

My sis­ter and I picked up the silk/wool fab­ric for my mom. It will look beau­ti­ful on her olive tint­ed skin! And even bet­ter, the silk wool will look beau­ti­ful and breathe very nicely. My mom owns a blue shift dress that fits her extreme­ly well. I will attempt to cre­ate a pat­tern from this blue dress or (since the dress is a basic shift dress) I may even draft...