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comments (8) March 19th, 2009 in sewing, design, garment construction, fabric, reader's closet

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This is a "One of Kind" Prom Dress!  From a Junior in High School invited to her first Prom.  She came to me with a picture of a designer dress and wanted it to look just like that dress, except with a few changes, of course!  We set out to find patterns, deciding on 3 different “commercial patterns” to create the design she wanted.  I got started designing and created the dress out of a white cotton fabric until the design and fit was perfect.  I used the cotton fabric dress as my pattern pieces to cut out the dress fabric.  At that point we were on a mission to find the fabric, selecting white satin and sheer for the skirt and for the bodice, which she wanted to be pink/ivory and white lace.  After an entire day of hunting for the perfect lace fabric, we stumbled across a remnant of $200 per yard, ivory/beige lace w/pink and white beaded pearls and sequins, and since it was a remnant of only 1 yard left, we were able to purchase it for $50.00.  What a discovery!  What I also discovered was that my sewing machine could not sew through all the lace, beads and sequins.  I learned real quick how to be creative in cutting out an entire bodice from 1 yard of  fabric and how to hand sew lace and zippers!  What a great experience I had and it’s inspired me to design more.  For the Junior going to her first Prom, the dress was a hit, she was the envy of the Prom wearing her own designer “One of a Kind” Prom Dress that all the girls adored!


Pattern or design used: My own design
posted in: sewing, design, garment construction, fabric, reader's closet, sewing machine, hand stitching, zippers, commercial patterns, waist, bust, sergers, hip, rise
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genevieve genevieve writes: Congratulations - a happy yung girl feeling like a million dollars , and looking fantastic. I am very imrpessed with the way you cut the bodice - making the most of your '$200/yd' find! Well done. Genevieve
Posted: 5:07 pm on December 23rd

MaryLTexas MaryLTexas writes: Lovely dress, but not colors I would have picked.
Posted: 1:33 pm on April 27th

triciab1212 triciab1212 writes: fabulous job! Thanks for sharing your story!
Posted: 9:08 am on April 11th

camilaustral camilaustral writes: looks too much like a wedding dress... but hey, that was her choice :P
Posted: 8:41 pm on April 6th

Barbdean Barbdean writes: Really pretty prom dress.
Posted: 9:45 am on March 29th

Debora1 Debora1 writes: Very nice! And don't you think the process is half the fun?!
Posted: 5:15 pm on March 25th

buddhalai buddhalai writes: that is ugly prom dress!
Posted: 2:45 pm on March 25th

dressed2atee dressed2atee writes: Very lovely...sexy but not trashy!
Posted: 12:33 pm on March 24th

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