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Description
It was my dream to sew my own wedding dress with help of my mother and mother-in-law. It turned out to be quite an experience, especially as we had only the weekends to work on it.
The pattern is a combination of a pattern drawn by someone else, based on photos, and a Vogue pattern (V8190). The bolero is after a pattern from My Image (M1162).
Unfortunately, the petrol silk used for the dress and the lining of the bolero turned out to be blue on the pictures.
Both my father and my father-in-law were in charge of the bouquet, which is made out of organza “flowers” and colored metal wire.
My mom is responsible for the design of the headpeace. A cheap headpiece-base is covered with silk and organza to match it to the dress. Some leftover organza and colored metal wire were also used.
Material Notes
silk, organza, cotton for the lining
Difficulty
Advanced
Related Techniques
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Style
- Bridal, Evening Wear
- Material
- Cotton, Organza, Silk
Credits
- draping for novices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g6mgu4jb7Rk
- bouquet tutorial
http://www.bronzebudgetbride.com/magazine/tag/DIY%20Bouquet
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Aug 10, 2012, 03.13 PMby Anna E
Thank you all for your kind words!
Jul 9, 2012, 04.50 PMby sewknitting
Pretty dress, looks like it fits you perfectly! Congrats!
Jul 8, 2012, 01.26 PMby bjr99
Fabulous dress!! Congrats on your marriage.
Jul 8, 2012, 10.03 AMby leokadia
Glückwunsch zur Hochzeit! :-) Und ein so schönes blaues Hochzeitskleid …. ich habe auch ‘in blau’ geheiratet!
Jul 8, 2012, 09.29 AMby lienepien
Nice! Great job! Also fun that the fathers also had their input with the bouquet! Creative!
Jul 8, 2012, 07.00 AMby norskie
You can be proud of this.
Jul 7, 2012, 10.52 PMby gatonju
Wowza! That dress is amazing! Congratulations on getting married.
Jul 7, 2012, 09.44 PMby Mary Athey
You look stunning. Congratulatiions on your wedding and fab dress x
Jul 7, 2012, 09.20 PMby MientjiB
So beautiful! And so beautifully sewn! Well done :-)