Wedding Dress

So here are the pictures of the wedding dress I made for my friend. It took a while but i got there in the end. As you can see my friend is not the traditional bride and choose to have a gold skirt with a maroon bodice (which had sequined flowers on the side). I felt very honoured to make her dress and the final product was well worth waiting for. Considering this was my first wedding dress i am really pleased with the outcome. I've been dressmaking for 20 years now and so far have really concentrated on making for myself and my family so this was a challenge. I really enjoyed making this dress and hopefully it has now given me the confidence to expand my horizons. Let me know what you think, please leave a comment. Oh yes to top it off  realised on the Friday that myself and my 9year old didn't have anything to wear so i made a couple of dresses, and my 16 year old made her own too.

My friends Wedding dress

OK so its been a busy few weeks and i have completely neglected my blog. I have been busy making my best friends wedding dress and although this has been a challenge it has been a pleasure and honour to do so. When we first discussed the ideas it seemed quite an easy task. Having had 20 years sewing experience and have made bridesmaids, carnival and prom dresses in the past i thought it shouldn't be too hard. But after deciding on a design the next task was to get a pattern, material and accessories. So off we went on a dress hunt. In the end we decided on a corset top with a full ruffled skirt. My friend decided she didn't want to be traditional bride so we set about finding the right colour material. After many change of minds we set  on a maroon embroidered corset with a gold taffeta skirt. So the project began. Keep watching for photos and more