I Made Myself the Coolest Dress pt. 3 – Sewing & Finishing
The final post of this short blog series following the coolest dress I made for myself is here! (And it’s a doozy! I have over…
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Finishing Tiffany’s Wedding Dress
After the basted fitting, it was all about finishing. Anything temporary would now become permanently secured and all the gorgeous inner sewing guts would be…
Tiffany’s Basted Fitting + Prep & Corrections
If you’ve been following along as I tell the story of how Tiffany’s wedding dress came to be, you’ll know that we are nearing the…
Epic Photo Essay: I Made Myself A Dress (Pt. 2)
In part 1 of this Epic Photo Essay, I shared all the prep steps to get my self-drafted splatter print dress ready for stitching. (If…
Deborah’s Lace Top and Final Fitting
Once her sleeveless wedding dress was fitting-ready, it was time to create the long-sleeved lace top that Deborah would wear over it during her wedding…
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Cameron’s Final Fitting!
This blog post was pretty easy… Once the work on her wedding overdress was ready, it was finally time for Cameron’s basted fitting. The basted…
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Fitting-Ready Finishes for Cameron
Even though the skirt and the top for Cameron’s overdress were mostly constructed, there was still plenty of work to do before our basted fitting.…
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- Caitlin ·
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Final (Family-Filled) Fitting for Caitlin’s Custom Creation
After all the work and all the fun of designing and creating Caitlin’s custom wedding dress (follow the journey starting here), it was finally time…
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Loula’s Pewter and White Dress Gets Fitting-Ready
The blue is out and the white is in! It was pretty much unanimous that the Silver Swirl fabric looked excellent with the white overlay…