Cutting and Underlining Deborah’s Fabrics
Once Deborah’s scrumptious bridal fabrics were chosen and prepped, it was time for cutting and underlining. Her dress would be made from a gorgeous silk/wool twill…
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Choosing and Prepping Deborah’s Fabrics
After working our way through 3 fittings of mockup dresses, it was time to finalize our fabric decisions for the real thing: Deborah’s custom wedding dress!…
Creating My Own Dress for Cameron’s Wedding Reception
(Okay, so I’ve been away a bit while creating my newest eCourse but…) After the final post in my blog series about creating Cameron’s gorgeous…
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Constructing Cameron’s Sheer Silk Skirt
All the pieces of Cameron’s wedding overdress were cut, so it was finally time to start stitching! I started the construction process with the skirt portion,…
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Creative Cutting for Cameron
When you sew one-of-a-kind, there is no instruction booklet. You most often brainstorm and create plans for each step of the process as you go.…
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Cameron’s Intermission: After the Mockup, but Before the Dress
After our second mockup fitting, Cameron and I finally decided on the images and layout for the custom printed fabric for her custom made wedding overdress. Based…
Custom Printed Fabric for Cameron’s Custom Wedding Dress
After completing the first draft of Cameron’s custom overdress pattern, I shifted my focus to fabric. Though I love shopping at Mulberry Silks for bridal fabrics,…
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Gutsy Moves: Inside Sally’s Stripes
After all the fabric was cut and underlined for Sally’s asymmetrical striped custom wedding dress, it was finally time for construction. I love being able to…
Cutting and Underlining Sally’s Stripes
After our two mockup fittings, I was finally ready to start cutting and preparing Sally’s custom wedding dress fabrics! During our design process, we spent…