Monday, April 27, 2015

Cutting the Silk


















Most of the time I post about my knitting, but I have been sewing since I was a teenager.  My girls were all clothed in my creations when they were small and now I sew periodically for the granddaughters.  These dresses, however, are for 4 little flower girls.  All 3 granddaughters and the fiance's niece are in the wedding and I was asked to sew the dresses.

Long a fan of Children's Corner patterns, this is the same pattern used for my own girls 30 years ago. I love these kinds of stories and memories.  A simple, sleeveless dress of white dupioni silk with a navy monogrammed sash.  Simple...stunning.

***  a little Pride and Prejudice soundtrack while cutting doesn't hurt:)

8 comments:

  1. lovely!!! can't wait to see these! :) sound beautiful! I am loving the sewing I am doing so far, it's such a joy to be able to be creative like this!

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  2. You got them started! Can't wait to see!

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  3. Can't wait to see it finished. It sounds so classic and beautiful!!

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  4. Can't wait to see it finished. It sounds so classic and beautiful!!

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  5. Can't wait to see it finished. It sounds so classic and beautiful!!

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  6. Fun! Fun! Fun! Oh, I LOVE sewing. I used to make all the girls' dresses...i am now waiting rather impatiently for grands so that I can dive into sewing little clothes again!

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  7. Such a lovely pattern - I can't wait to see the finished dresses. (I always have so much trouble getting started on important things like this...I'm so afraid of messing up!) xo

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  8. Adorable pattern! I can't wait to see them! Looks like a great soundtrack to me! :)

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