April is here! WooHoo! And hard on its heels will be the wedding season in full swing. In honor of that I thought I’d bring you a post from the archives – a wedding dress I made 2 years ago.
The photos are with the old point and shoot and they are also before I began editing my photos. I look at them now and want to brighten and lighten them 🙂 Maybe someday I will take time to go back and edit some old photos. But not now. Too much on the calendar for April. Why does it get beyond crazy every single year? Oh well, wouldn’t want to get bored 😀
So here you go – straight from the archives –
Start to finish. It was so fun to see this come together. And the bride looked adorable in it too:) That’s always a good thing.
(please disregard the messes you might see around the edges in the pics. I was sewing…what do you expect? A clean house too??)
Bodice
Attached to skirt!
Train is gonna be lovely…
Skirt gets covered with this gorgeous stuff.
This book is a wedding seamstress’ best friend.
Yes, you CAN make straight lace into a curve:) That book that is my best friend told me how:)
These gathers were so beautiful! So pretty and delicate. Loved the way this fabric draped.
And the crowning touch was this absolutely gorgeous belt the bride picked. Yes all those rows of beads are sewn on by hand. But the beads were pre-attached to rows of reinforcing so it’s not like I had to sew EACH SINGLE bead on. Just the 7 strips of beading. And yes I enjoyed doing it.
SO fun to see the finished product:) All hemmed and ready to go.
Sew a Fine Seam
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Very pretty. Who was it for?
Absolutely gorgeous!
wow—the lace is pretty too!!!
wow jill….i am always amazed at your truly God-given talent!
Such a gorgeous gown Jill. You are very talented.
I received the cookbook you sent me just this morning and I must thank you again. Once little man was off to school, I settled down with a nice cup of tea and went cover to cover. So many memories in there! Tonight's dinner will be chicken fried steak, twice baked potatoes, garden salad and a very yummy flat apple pie 🙂 I plan on doing the cowgirl's dinner next Monday for my birthday 🙂 Again, thank you so much Jill, the gift is very much appreciated….xxxx
Amazing Jill!!!!
I can sew a straight line and that's about it!!!
Hope you are doing well!!!
🙂
Joy~
what is that book?? I can't read the title..
Hi Jill,
What is the book’s title, that you refer to? I updated my mom’s wedding dress to wear in 1974 and now my daughter is getting married so I will be updating that same gown. Looking for tips of the trade….can you share the name of the book? Thanks!
You always amaze me! Are we really sisters? 😉 I’m always so thankful I don’t have to make wedding dresses, but so glad you enjoy it and are so talented at stitching!!
Yes we are sisters 🙂 Just with different things we enjoy! I can’t bake yummy stuff like you can – why don’t you come be my cook and I will sew for you?!
you.are.amazing!!!! That is absolutely gorgeous! What a beautiful talent the Lord has blessed you with!
Thank you Jennifer! The glory is definitely the Lord’s! I just do what I love and He has blessed me with the ability to sew and create!
What a beautiful gown. It is simple and lovely- xo Diana
Thanks Diana, it was lovely on the bride too!
Beautiful, Jill! Just stunning! You did a lovely job!
I pray your Easter was just fantastic! xo
Thank You Heather! We had a lovely day – hope yours was wonderful too!
Jill this is so beautiful! I didn’t realize you sew wedding dresses, but I should’ve guessed, what don’t you sew? haha.
I would have loved to seen it on the bride. Did you get photos?
I hope you had a wonderful Easter. 🙂
Thanks Leslie! I haven’t done very many wedding dresses but I love making them 🙂
Wow-you are SO good!! It’s a good thing that you don’t live closer-I’d have you making me stuff all the time-ha! 🙂
Susan
You would be fun to sew for Susan!
It’s stunning! Oh how I wish I could sew!
Kelly
Thank you Kelly!
What a beautiful dress, Jill. I cannot believe you can make a wedding gown. Such talent, my friend.
Thanks Amy – this was a really fun wedding dress to create!
Gosh, you are so unbelievably talented!
Awww, Amy, I just do what I love to do!
How perfect that you share your amazing skills with others on such a special day like that. Are you making dresses this wedding season or taking photos, or both?
Liz
This wedding dress is just the most beautiful dress! You can be proud of yourself. Isn’t it strange how sometimes simpler things are the prettiest!! I love the dress. It inspires me to make a dress for myself using your beautiful waist treatment. Luv, luv, luv it!
Thank you doris! I hope you make yourself something really fun using this idea!
I love this dress! How fun to see how it was all put together. Your talents never end!