Stitching the pieces together

I used to love doing bridal wear and got a very good name for the quality of my product but that was years ago and now I wouldn't have the confidence to sew clothing for anyone else but me........I guess that's just a sign of older age..........notice I said older not old?..........lol.

Still working on my snowflake blanket, yes, it's turned into a blanket rather than a throw as I have decided to put it on the double bed in the guest room as a pull up if needed.  I've done a hundred hexagonals and need to do at least another two to make the size I want.....thank goodness they only take me about 15 mins per.   I also like to crochet some and then put them together including weaving in the tails.......somehow it makes the work grow quicker.

Melissa if I'm hot I can't do it but with the air con going there are noooooo problems........lol.  I'd have to agree that there really isn't much difference in doing rugs of wool or quilts other than in the mind.......lol......it's all about perception!

When I got married, I knew I didn't want a Cinderella dress, because I was 55 years old! But I didn't want a mature "suit" either....(Big church wedding, first marriage for me; second for him.) So I asked a seamstress to make one for me. I showed her several pics of what I liked, and she came up with a design.

Unfortunately when I got there for my first fitting, it was a muslin shape she had made, and I looked kind of like an old Amish woman. I was devastated.

But in the end, it was the best wedding dress EVER! She had created a simple long tank dress out of white T-shirt material. Then she made a sheer lace overlay with 3/4 length sleeves, out of STRETCH LACE - and added gorgeous beading around the neckline. It was ankle length, and I wore fancy white leather sandals.

It was soooo comfortable, it felt like a nightgown - and you couldn't even tell in the pics, it just looked like a regular wedding dress. One smart cookie, that seamstress!

p.s. The day the dress was finished, my Matron of Honor was visiting me from out of town. I told her where I needed to go... and she gasped. Turns out that she and the seamstress were BFFs in junior high school, and had lost touch with each other. I took her with me to pick up the dress, and told the seamstress "I brought someone to see you." Then my MOH walked into the room, and both women screamed and hugged and laughed like the junior high girls they had been. Good memory!

Blessings, the dress sounds gorgeous! I concur with chrissyb, would love some pics! What an amazing coincidence with your seamstress and Matron of Honor!

Your wedding dress sounds beautiful - and comfortable. Threads Magazine had a little black dress contest. The one I liked the best was a dress-length tank with a black lace dress over. The lace had sleeves, can't remember if they were short or 3/4. The person who made it wore it in Italy and said it covered most situations. Tank during the day, lace over at night.

well, I'm back from the retreat. Got lots of stuff done or almost done. A couple pages back I posted a pic of the poppies I did. This is roses for my sister that I got started and was going to be finished by the 18, before my exchange. Now I'm going in tomorrow so will have to finish it later in the month. I'll post a couple other things once I'm feeling human in a couple of days.

Smarty is there a pattern for the flowers?

Smaarty, unless she sends her patterns by mail or email her details won't be any good for me as I'm in Australia......lol......but I'm sure the others may like them.  Thanks for the thought though.

I'll check out some clip art and see what I can find then I'll just need to find something maybe on utube for a tutorial.  Where there's a will there is always a way.......lol.

Thanks Smaarty, much appreciated!

Love n hugs.    Chrissy

Thanks Smarty!  I'll go check that out!

WOW!  I have sent her an email.......thanks so much for that!

Gorgeous stuff! I LOVE thread painting, but a lot of people have trouble with their machines (or their confidence level). Another trick is to use markers to "shadow" or "highlight" the fabric you've appliqued on. Gentle dots or soft strokes along the edges of the petal for instance. I've also used crayons and then free-motioned thread over the colours.

try the tankini tops, you can always cut out the bra section. That's what I did to my swim suits last year.

Smaarty, I'm a uni so I need the bra for floppy old girl and a foob for the other side. No recon here. My chest is really bony above the scar. Not sure it's noticeable to others, but sure is to me.

Yorkie mom the apron is so nice. I think your DD will love it and keep it forever.  

Wren doesn't Nordstrom's have special fitting for mastectomy bras? Perhaps they have a good assortment of swimwear. I second the tankini tops. Land's End has good modest suits and you can order a mess of them and return what you don't want. I had no reconstruction either but had a lumpectomy and no surgery to level (:P) everything back out. I am at least one cup size different side to side and tell myself no one will notice and I try not to look. I just don't want more surgery. Maybe on my back if it will fix me so I can walk again, but nothing reconstructive. 

Woops we are on sewing here aren't we.   Back to topic dear ladies, sorry. 

Off to the Orthopedic suirgeon jump in ,my pockets please I am really nervous. If they can't fix me I don't know what I will do I hate sta ying home every single day. Love GInger