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Thread: Dress not crochet or knit
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04-29-2018, 06:14 PM #11
You are very welcome. Glad I could help.
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05-10-2018, 08:31 AM #12
You did a good job - this dress is beautiful!
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05-10-2018, 12:39 PM #13
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05-11-2018, 06:27 AM #14
Thank you so much for sharing your project. It is a beautiful dress to save because grandmother made it. I particularly like way you joined the skirt to the top of the dress with the sewed in belt (I am a man who does not talk about dresses very often so I am not familiar with the correct terms -- perhaps I should have called the top the bodice). The dress looks like it came right our the department store and is something that you should be proud to gift.
John Grey
Bullhead City, AZ
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05-11-2018, 07:19 AM #15
Thank you so much jdgmar, I use to make my daughter her baby and toddler dresses when she was little and it was fun and brought back fond memories for me to make little dresses again.
I believe they do call the top a bodice. Normally you would gather the skirt and attach it to the bodice. The skirt was difficult to get it to gather correctly as you need very long stitches in order to pull the gathers. This is done better with a sewing machine. I also didn't want the inside of the dress to be uncomfortable to the babies skin so I made a pleat on the inside to cover the gathers and make the bodice seamless. The inside is as neat as the outside.
The belt is not sewn on I made loops on the side of the dress so that the belt covers the bodice and the skirt seams for the look. I think simple is more elegant.
I truly thank you and everyone on this forum that let folks like me and others know if our designs or items are lovely or not. I don't mind if someone says they don't like what I made that only makes me try harder.
Spoula
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05-12-2018, 05:38 AM #16
The dress is so special. I think she will love it.
Leona
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05-12-2018, 05:46 AM #17
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05-14-2018, 03:28 PM #18
I know this was a few years ago, but I love this little dress! We work so hard for our grandchildren.
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05-15-2018, 06:02 AM #19
Hello Carrieyounice, Thank you I am glad you liked the dress and yes it is true we work hard for our grandchildren.
What did you mean "I know this was a few years ago"? I didn't understand that sentence.
Spoula
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05-17-2018, 09:08 PM #20
Dear Spoula,
I haven't been on in a while and I just now saw your beautiful little dress. You are so Blessed. You have such talents that I am in awe.
I used to make clothes for my kids when they were young. I didn't have a sewing machine again until lately. I would like to get back into it. I could never do what you did tho.
Your grandbaby will look awesome in her new dress. What a keepsake!! Grandma sewed this dress all by hand!!! WOW!!!!!!!
Thank You for sharing your talents with us. I love to see all the great talent, ideas, everything that is posted here.
Myra