Sew Dresses and More

Just a quick update on the status of Sara’s simple wedding dress.  Sara made a second trip to the bridal store to try on a dress I found online.  This dress had the sheer overlay for the split front skirt that Sara had mentioned she had in mind.  After trying on the dress, she decided she did not want the sheer overlay.  She liked the cap sleeves but they did not stay up on her shoulders when she tried on this dress.  She decided she wants the cap sleeves that stay up on the shoulder but made out of the satin with the embroidery on them.  Here is a picture of simple wedding dress 5 (David’s Bridal Style V9010).

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Yes, it’s true, my daughter, Sara, asked me to make her a simple wedding dress.  I am thrilled and honored that she wants me to make it for her and that she has that much confidence in my sewing abilities.  Now, I consider my sewing skills to be somewhat advanced and I even made my own wedding dress back in the late 1970s (which truly was a simple wedding dress, by the way).  However, this will probably be the most challenging and most important sewing project I have ever done.  You see, by a simple wedding dress, I think she means that it is not overly embellished.  And, even if she has “simple” in mind, she asked me before she went looking and trying on dresses to see what she really wants.  So, we will see how simple she is talking about.  To complicate matters even further, can a wedding dress really be simple if the bride and the seamstress are 800 miles apart? 

I hope you will enjoy reading about this fun and exciting adventure as we see how simple we can make both the dress and the logistics over the next few months.  Sara is getting married next October, which gives me a little less than 11 months to make a beautiful simple wedding dress that she will be proud to walk down the isle in. 

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