Hi everyone,
My hubby wanted to let you know “I” wasn’t the only one who could get creative with the cucumbers… He left this display on our island…
I am finished with the wedding dress and am going to deliver it tomorrow! Pray that everything I took apart and put back together fits a little better than when I brought it home yesterday. I spent most of the day working on it and hope the changes I made will make the bride a little bit happier. Today I worked on taking the side seams apart because she needed a dart in the upper part of the bodice. I also took out that yellowish bias tape around the armholes and added a white stretch lace to encase the edges of where the sleeves were sewn in. There was LOTS of hand sewing today because of all the finishing that needed to be done on the inside of the bodice. I narrowed the sleeves a bit and hope she likes that. Anyway, it is all done… I’m still going to leave my sewing machine in my bedroom until I deliver it and make sure everything fits right before I take it back to my sewing room.
Here are just a few pictures to share…
I took this one and looked at it for a second… No turning back now, Jeanne!
This was the armhole with the bias tape Barbara’s mom had used in her wedding dress… probably because that’s all she had.
I had some white stretch lace and decided to change it out.
It looks much nicer when you see it through the lace sleeves…
It was about 9:30 when I finished the dress, but I wanted to show you those little red shoes with Bailey’s dress and I also needed to make a decision about the hat band. I ate some dinner and then found myself in my sewing room… I finished the shoes and decided to cut a bias strip to use for the hat band. As soon as I saw it held up to the hat, I knew it was the right thing to use. I can’t remember who mentioned it, but thank you! You can speak up and let us know if you suggested it and we’ll all clap for you! :o)
Anyway, here are some “better” pictures, I hope, for you to see the colors a little better. It was still after 11:30 when I took them but maybe you can see how the reds are brighter than when you first saw them.
It would have been nice to have had the back red trim match at the bottom of her dress, but the repeat in it was too far apart for how tiny the skirt on her dress was… sorry!
Now Bailey wants to show you her smile…
A few days ago I found this big bag of Cracker Jacks and went “BINGO!” Perfect for this set.
I think I am going to make her a pair of capris to wear under her dress. It just looks like they would be a nice addition.
Well, I better get to bed…
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
Changing out that “off” bias tape on the armscyes for the white stretch lace was definitely the right thing to do on that gown, Jeanne. It just looks sooo much better!!
Bailey’s shoes are adorable (someone is saying, “pleeease, mommy?” in the background….) and yes, using bias fabric for the hatband was the perfect touch. It reminds me of hats worn in the late 50s/early 60s (I think we called them “bucket hats”) and if I recall, some of them fit Way over the face and had “sunglasses” (sections of tinted clear vinyl) built into the brim! Anyone remember those?!
Barbara, taking your Rollator on a shopping trip is always a good idea. I debated taking mine to Michigan with me, because I do walk so much better (and faster!) with it than with just a cane, or even two canes, particularly if there’s much walking to do. There were a couple of times (esp. at River Place in Frankenmuth) where I really wished I’d brought it.
Oh, I think referring to Jaiden’s pageant dress as a “costume” is brilliant, and will probably help her a lot in deciding. Sometimes we just need the right words, and I think you found them. I hope you’ll let us know how it goes, both the shopping and the pageant!
How original for George to make a “Christmas tree” out of cucumbers! LOL. What a wonderful variety of sizes you have to choose from!
I do believe it was Joy that mentioned making the ribbon trim from the dress material, and it proved to be just the right thing too! Kudos to Joy! The white seemed too light, and the navy too dark, but this was just right! So cute the way you criss-crossed the ends and added two buttons! What a darling outfit this turned out to be with those sweet little flower trimmed shoes! Someone is going to have a very cute doll dressed for the Fourth!
What an improvement in the dress armholes you made, Jeanne! I think the bride will be thrilled with what you have done to make her dress look and fit better.
Jeanne, there is no much I can add to what Charlotte and Linda wrote, I will just say “ditto”!! and looking forward to the final finish. Also looking forward to seeing the young lady in her dress, if she sends a photo.
I wish some of you would be attending MDCC in August. What fun it would me to meet you in person. It is in Savannah, GA, this year which is only 40 miles from my house to the hotel. My neighbor, Kaye, and I have been given a job to help. (Kaye goes with me to MDCC every year, she lives 3 doors from me). You see, every year members donate dolls or doll items to the “Helper Room”, the place where you put tickets on the items you would like to win. The money from the tickets helps pay for the convention. So every year someone who lives close to the convention location is asked to have the mailed donations sent to their address. It will be Kaye’s address but I will help with it too so we both got free registration to the convention. YAY! There will be lots of boxes for us to put in safe places until they come to take them to the hotel. I have LOTS of my stuff to give this year since I don’t have to mail it. It is such a fun convention every year.
A very productive day for you Jeanne
Your hubbs is very creative. I love the Christmas tree.
Your work on the wedding dress is excellent, you have made it absolutely a treasure, and she will look so pretty and feel comfortable wearing it.
The dolly dress and outfit is so adorable. The red shoes are so cute! I can’t wait to show Sarah and Lauren when they come over in an hour, for more playing and frolicking in the basement of treasures and boxes
I hope all of you have a lovely day. Down sizing is exhausting, but oh my, my daughter Christina is an absolute angel in helping, going through each box. We found many many lovely things to keep and give. So much progress. I slept like a log last night I was so exhausted. The windows on our house are all steamy this morning, that must mean it is a “sauna” outside. No thanks, even though it makes my hair frizzy and curly, and that is something (at my age) I do not even care about. haha
Today I pray for peace in all of your hearts.
My older sister just sent me photos of severe water damage in her house, one end of the house, from a cracked toilet tank? and the other end of the house from a leaking window on the south side of her house (sun dries caulking very quickly) What a mess.
It looks horrible. She lives all by herself. Ladies, I adore all of you, please take good care of yourselves.
Oh, No, Rosemary, water can be so damaging! I do hope she can get it repaired quickly and without too much cost! We had a leaking HVAC few years ago and the damage to our pine floors and the mold in some closets was extremely costly. However the company had to pay for it because they had been “repairing” it without paying attention to what was really happening. Let us know how she gets along with it.