Wedding was Perfect

The wedding was beautiful. Can't believe Megan is married. The weather was wonderful even if it was almost a hundred degrees outside. We had tents covering the guest and it really wasn't that hot. I don't have pictures of the cememony yet since as mother of the bride I was busy. But got a few shots to show. The bottom of the dress was beautiful and perfect (cut on the straight of grain -underlined and lined) the top had some issues. Even though I had underlined and lined the top, the silk was cut on the bias and between the heat and Megan's large bust it kept growing. The underlining was a stable organza so it didn't grow but the top layer did. But oh well water under the bridge. She looked beautiful and it was a great and wonderful day.

Lovely Blog Award

This is from Ace at http://www.ifyouthinkroundisfunny.com/ . Thanks Ace. Here are the rules: 1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.2) Pass the award on to 5 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.Here are my newly discovered blogs..check em' out!

1. gwensews at http://allmyseams.blogspot.com/ - Loves color, excellent seamstress on a beautiful island

2.Heather at http://drheathermath.blogspot.com/- prolific sewer, must have a huge closet or 2, and adorable little girl

3.Claire at http://clairekennedydesign.typepad.com/- professional seamstress, lots of tips, lovely and technically amazing clothing

4.Amanda at http://amandasadventuresinsewing.blogspot.com/- sweet young lady who finishes everything inside perfectly, looks like a model, and is a fellow Texan

5.Nicole at http://colescornerandcreations.blogspot.com/ , my daughter, makes tons of kids clothes and all kinds of crafts, 3 beautiful, wonderful, perfect children (Grandma's prejudice)

Surprise for 3 people- sometime in the next 365 days

I found this on Adventures to Babysitting blog http://adventuresbabysewing.blogspot.com/ and decided to play.Here's what happens:~I will make a handmade gift for the first 3 interested people who comment on this post.~I have 365 days to do it in…~What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!The catch is that you must participate as well:~you must have a blog~and before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going.Just cut and paste this one if you like, which I did!

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.