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Oh my!! This is so beautiful and you made this after not sewing for so many years - simply wonderful!! Lucky Barb- she looks every inch the MOTG!!
6/28/09 10:41 PM
This is a fabulous effort, especially after such a long break.
6/29/09 2:20 AM
I love how the silk drapes- so luxurious! The color looks great on her. What is a bubble hem?
6/29/09 7:54 AM
great dress very pretty
6/29/09 8:06 AM
Lovely dress!
6/29/09 8:34 AM
You made this after 25 years of not sewing!!!! It is absolutely lovely, well-fitted, in luxurious silk in design and color that totally suits your friend appropriately and beautifully dressed for her son's wedding. Congratulations!
6/29/09 10:10 AM
Such a lovely dress, and a great review. Thanks!
6/29/09 10:24 AM
Oh! Oh! I love this dress! It is ravishing!! Can't wait to see more of your garments!!
6/29/09 10:45 AM
It turned out beautifully. Amazing you have not done garment sewing in 25 years. You should do more of it.
6/29/09 4:28 PM
Thanks for the gracious comments! It inspires me to continue. I've included a picture of the bubble hem. It's made by gathering the outer fabric to the lining which is narrower in width. The lining is also cut shorter than the outer fabric, so once sewn together, the lining pulls up the outer fabric to the inside of the garment which ends up "bubbling". I hope that makes sense. It creates a very soft look for the hem.
6/30/09 0:44 AM
Just lovely.... welcome back to sewing! You will truly enjoy the availability of information / techniques / notions and such. Regretfully you will hate the dearth of fabric stores in the bricks and mortar style. While some areas still have stores... esp. when living near NY LA Chicago, the rest of us do without. I guess it is a trade off. Your friends dress is just beautiful and you did a beautiful job for your friend. BRAVO!
6/30/09 8:09 AM
Beautiful dress. Great review. I have this pattern and can't wait to get started
6/30/09 8:47 AM
Terrific job, and your friend looks lovely in the dress. I have this pattern, and it's just taken a big jump to the head of the line for a dress I need to wear to a wedding. Great review!
6/30/09 11:24 AM
What an extraordinary achievement - I'm in awe. It's a beautiful dress and your friend looks lovely in it - what a good friend you are!!
6/30/09 12:06 PM
Lucky Barb! And she looks beautiful in that dress. Thanks for your review, you were smart to go to the store to see what looked best on. I've read that advice before but never taken it to heart. Now i'll consider doing this when I need something special because I would not have been able to guess from the pattern envelope, with the elongated model, the dress could look so lovely on a real person.
9/5/09 12:18 PM
What a great dress! It looks anything but matronly as so many of the dresses for mothers do.
9/6/09 10:26 PM