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Making Flower Girl Dresses from my Sister’s Wedding Gown

Making two flower girl dresses from my sister's wedding gown...a bittersweet process of working through the grief of losing my sister.

Crafts · Family History · Fashion · Sewing

What do I do with this Wedding Dress?

One of the things I inherited from my sister, who died just before the booster shots came out, was her wedding gown from her first wedding when I was her flower girl. Janice's dress was beautiful, heavy silk with lace applique and hand-beaded trim, ordered from the Atlanta Macy's bridal shop, which was a big… Continue reading What do I do with this Wedding Dress?

Family History · Fashion · Sewing

First Things First…Choosing Colors and Sewing my Mother of the Bride Dress

How I made my Mother of the Bride dress, decisions and design changes, step by step.

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The Wedding has been Celebrated! The “sewing factory” returns to “sewing suite,” and the baby bird has flown…

Most engaged couples of the past few years have had to wait. The brides and grooms scheduled for 2020 had to reschedule their nuptials, sometimes two or more times. Our youngest daughter Lucy and her Alex became engaged Fall of 2021, yet there just were not any openings in local event facilities. Every place they… Continue reading The Wedding has been Celebrated! The “sewing factory” returns to “sewing suite,” and the baby bird has flown…