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• Nov. 2, 2007 - Medieval Dress

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This week I finally completed 14yods dress for our upcoming Medieval Feast.  Whew!  This was not easy.  Slippery fabric and  intense details but she is happy with it!

There is no zipper or buttons.  Instead we used grommets!  The pounding of the grommets enticed noise loving 12yos to investigate, and offer to finish the job!  So he did the remaining grommets...24 in all!

I was on a roll until I did the sleeves.  There are two parts.  The inner sleeve is fitted, with 2 layers, lining and sheer.  Then the outer butterfly like sleeve.  They didn't meet in the center like they should have.  Shhhh, don't tell anyone.  I threw in the ribbon in an easier way that the pattern had.  

   

Edited:  For those of you popping over from Shereen's today (11-9-07) may be wondering why I have a double entry.  I got lost last week at Shereen's even though I had posted this here.  This morning she left me a wonderful tip and entered this dress for this week since it missed out last week.  =)  She told me to go ahead and enter what I had already planned.  Thank you Shereen!

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• Nov. 2, 2007 - Really cool.

Posted by proverbsmomof3
We thought about making a medieval costume because we're going to the Renaissance Festival in NC this week end, but my daughter wanted to be Laura Ingalls. After reading your post, I'm glad we decided to do that costume another time. I don't know if I would have had the patience. You did a beautiful job.
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• Nov. 2, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
Beautiful Laurie! Your dd will look like the princess that she is!

Blessings,
Pam
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• Nov. 5, 2007 - That is BEAUTIFUL!

Posted by Anonymous
What a gorgeous dress! You're making me want to haul out my sewing machine ... but then I remember my grandma's story of sewing straight through a fingernail and I decide we're all better off with it in the closet.
LoonyMom
http://myloonyland.blogspot.com
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• Nov. 5, 2007 - GORGEOUS!

Posted by gnjlopez
Absolutely Beautiful! I am sure your daughter looked great in it. I am so glad your son was able to help. I am sure he felt very useful and happy to be a part of the project.

Blessings,
JEN
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• Nov. 9, 2007 - Sew Crafty Friday

Posted by Shereen
Hi Laurie, I hope it's okay, I added your link for the dress on today's SCF as well, just in case anyone missed it since you added it late. If you have something for today you can just add it on as well. I wanted to tell you, when you add your link, try to add the link to that post, instead of your blog, so that if someone is going over old Sew Crafty Fridays, they can find your post for that Friday. Clear as mud? lol ;0) If you need any help, just let me know. Thanks for sharing. The dress came out so nice. The gromets was a good idea.
Shereen
www.w8ng4him.blogspot.com
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• Nov. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MorningLight
What a wonderful gift of love. It is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

www.joyinthemorninglight.blogspot.come
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• Nov. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Mommaofmany
I have worked with that slippery fabric before. It's hard! you did an outstanding job!

Momma
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