Willow's Wedding Dress Part 3

Today I went over to my mom's house again to help her work on Willow's wedding dress. She needs the dress in about two weeks to take her bridals so my mom is really working hard to make sure it gets done in time. We got a lot done today. When I got there my mom was finishing up the tubes for the loops and the lacing for the corset back. I got to work putting the boning on the bodice lining and then we got the lining sewed to the dress.



Then my mom started working on the loops for the corset back and I worked on getting the underskirt finished up. I had to take the skirts off the waist band so I could put the zipper in. I put the zipper in then hand sewed the skirt lining down on the inside so it would be out of the way of the zipper. Then I sewed the skirts back to the waistband and hand sewed the lining of the waistband down so it's all finished and ready to go.





Once my mom got the loops done it was time for Willow to try it on again unfortunatly that's were we took two step back because my mom has to take all the loops off and make the back opening wider. The loops are too close together and you can't really see the lacing the way it is now. Also the bodice is having fit issues that she's going to have to work out. So it was a two steps forward one step back kind of day. Unfortunatly the stuff that's left is really a one person job so there's not much I can do to help until the fit issues get resolved. :( Oh well, I guess that's the way it goes sometimes. All and all it was still a very successful day!

Willow's Wedding Dress Part 2

Today, I went over to my mom's house to help work on Willow's wedding dress. My mom has been working hard on the underskirt and almost has it finished.



Today we worked on getting the dress part started. My mom had already gotten the pleating done and started on the bodice. After I got there we worked on the opening for the back. We are putting in a lace up corset style back. After we got the back opening estimated, we cut the back piece to what we needed and then put all the pieces of the dress together. Then it was ready for Willow to try on again.


The dress is coming together a lot quicker than the underskirt did! I'll be going over to my mom's again on Wednesday to get some more done. The deadline for getting it done is coming up so she's running out of time!

Maternity Wrap Top Photos

Here are some photos of my sister wearing the maternity wrap top that I sewed for her. Wrapping it takes some practice but it sure does look cute! I imagine it must pretty comfy and provide a little support for the ever expanding belly. Also the beauty of it is you don't actually have to be pregnant to wear it. When you aren't pregnant anymore you'll just have to wrap it a bit more. I think it turned out pretty great!

Maternity Wrap Top Part 2

Today I finished up the maternity wrap top I'm making for my sister, Laurel. The pattern is the Maternity Wrap Top by Megan Nielsen. My best friend and sewing buddy, Stephanie, came over to sew it with me. Even though it's a super duper easy pattern. It was only four steps: 1) sew the tie extensions on, 2) sew the shoulder seams and side seams, 3) sew the sleeve seams, and 4) sew the sleeves on the shirt.



Even though it was super duper easy to sew, it turned out super duper cute!



Not that you can tell from that picture. I even tried it on myself and even not being pregnant it looked cute! Maybe I should make one for me but with shorter ties. The ties are super duper long. Once again, not that you can tell from the picture. Oh well, it's one of those garments that does not in any way look good on a hanger. My sister promised a picture of her wearing it when she gets a chance and I promise I'll post it here when I get it!