Wedding Memories

All the prep for Megan's wedding makes me think of all the weddings in our family. Here's pictures of her Grandparent's wedding on Feb 24, 1952, my wedding picture on June 23, 1976 and our last family wedding- my son John and Liz Aug 23, 2004. Time goes by fast in this old world. Can't believe Megan will be married in a few days. I have five children but a four year break between the third and fourth. So the last 2 children Megan and Judy have always been the babies. It's weird they are adults now. I worked on Megan's dress this morning. Got the hem put in. Will try to get it all pressed tonight and get the zipper in tommorow.

Re-make top of bridal gown

Well I finally got to try it on Megan. The top had so many fit issues decided to just chuck and start from scratch. The shoulders were to big, the bust wasn't big enough, the back was to high -you get the idea. So started over and did a 3" FBA, made the shoulders much smaller and much closer to the neck- they were off the shoulder when it's not an off the shoulder style. Had to shorten the waistband (5' 4" it was just to wide for her height) We decided to use gathers at bottom of bust instead of pleats- which just didn't work with her large chest (poor kid is a 34F). I had to let the back skirt out a little but not much (I had removed about six inches out of the bottom of the skirt and it was just to much. Still have to hem, put in zipper (can't decide if I want to try an invisable zipper or do a hand picked and use the sequins I had to cut off from the seam allowences), add last godet, reset and press pleats in waist again, add lining that's already sewn into skirt seam and finish work on inside gown. Just heard on the new that Saturday is suppose to be the hottest day of the year so far- close to one hundred degrees ugh! But outdoor wedding in June in Dallas is most likely to be hot hot hot. I just hope the flower girls (6 of them- grooms nephew and my five granddaughters) and the ring bearers (3 of them- my two grandsons and grooms nephew) don't jump in the pool before the ceremony. It's at one o'clock which is naptime. Hopefully they will be excited and not to grumpy.

Progress on Wedding Dress

Well it's starting to come together. You can see the kitties are giving me some unasked for or wanted help. I've got the entire bottom done- 32 pieces (including underlining and 5 pieces for lining, 6 pieces for waist and 12 pieces for top- grand total of 55 pieces. I thought it was only 50 but forgot the lining for the bottom. Megan is going to come in this weekend so will get to fit her and finish sooner than I thought. Thank goodness. I've got the bottom pressed and ready to fit. The waistband is pleated and pressed. The top is pressed and lined. Hope it fits. I did the full bust adjustment by putting up to another bodice I had adjusted for her for another dress. I'll let you know how it fits when she gets here. My oldest daughter, son in law, 2 cats and thier three kids will be coming in tommorow or saturday from Arkansas. Can't wait to see everybody and will enjoy the craziness, loudness and mess while everyone is here.

Panites for Hailey

Made some panties for my granddaughter Hailey. She has rather full checks and store panties cause wedgie issues. She loves horses and polka dots (sfotty) so used some scraps to whip her up some. I noticed I cut the horses upside down on the first pair so decided to make her another pair and low and behold did it again. Oh well they look right from her perspective. The pattern is That Darn Kat childrens undieshttp://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/clothing-creation/Childrens-Undies.htm. Material was scraps and I have no idea where the horse knit came from.

PR One fabric knits Contest

I tied for second for the PR One fabric knits contest. I wanted to post this on the sidebar but couldn't figure it out. duh

Huckleberry & Miss Kitty- Sewing helpers

These are two of my helpers. Huckleberry is a year old seal point siamese(the big chubby one) who loves to taste the patterns, check out the drape in the fabric and eat thread. Miss Kitty is 11 year old seal point siamese (tiny little girl -a whole 6 pounds- the eternal kitten) who thinks all patterns and fabric need to be warmed with her body heat before they can be used.


And this is Cowin J Pussycat most likely the naughtest cat in the world. He's mean to Miss Kitty, he has potty accidents sometimes and he knocks over any cup within a hundred miles. He's lucky to be breathing most days. I got stuck with him, he's actually my daughter Megan's cat. But she didn't want him because he's so naughty. I hope when she gets married next week and they have children they don't give them away because they are to naughty.

Megan's Wedding Dress

I'm busy making my daughter Megan's wedding dress. The wedding is on June 6th. We went and tried dresses on and she decided what she liked and then found patterns to use the components from two patterns to make the dress she wanted. I'm using bridal silk from Joann Fabrics with a cordinating silk w/ tiny sequins. The bottom of the dress is Vogue 2964 http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V2964.htm?tab=list/evening_bridal_includes_designer&page=all and the top and waist are Vogue 8182 http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V8182.htm?tab=list/dresses_includes_designer&page=all. I've put as much as I can together as I can without her to fit. She's not coming in until late June 3rd so will have lots to finish before the wedding. Here's a few pictures of dress in progress. It's pinned together on the dressform. Megan wanted to get a peek at what it would look like. I'll put more pictures up as I go.