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Happy Valentines Day!
My dear friend let me choose any type of dress for her wedding. To complement her halter-style, backless, very sleek and slim gown, I chose a halter-style, backless but very full skirted about...
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18th century inspired bridal gown
This 18th century inspired gown is made of silk taffeta with multiple shades of silk taffeta roses. The Alencon Lace jacket is removable. The jacket was hand sewn and formed. The entire...
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QUEEN OF HEARTS - Costume for Alice in Wonderland Children's Theater Production
4 commentsI made this costume for my grandaughter, Beth Ann when she played the Queen of Heartsin Alice in Wonderland, in a Youth Theater production in Austin, TX. This is the only picture I havenbsp...
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Red Dress for granddaughter
1 commentThis dress was made by combining the various options on several patterns. The solid red fabric is a blend and the printed fabric is cotton. My other much younger granddaughter borrowed the dress to...
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Scintillating - An amalgamation of past and present
12 commentsI cut the bodice of this gown from contemporary Vogue pattern 8191 and the skirt from a vintage 1930's evening gown pattern. I sewed the gown on my 1941 Singer 201-2 and narrowly hemmed with my...
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Starry Starry Night
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Jump Suit
My project began when I fell in love with a raw silk from Jab. This is the yellow woven jacket material of my two piece jump suit. I had in my closet, an old jump suit that I loved, so I...
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Wedding Dress with Alencon Lace
5 commentsI designed this couture gown for my daughter in law. We started with a muslin for the inner corselet, and after fitting this with steel boning we move on to the gown muslin. She wanted a...
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High Glam in Turquoise and Fuschia
6 commentsThis is a one of a kind custom gown and cape that I created for The Swedish Housewife, a performer and producer of magnificent stage shows. We have worked on quite a few costumes together, and...
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Glamour Witch
I used a stretchy orange fabric with a 'holographic' butterfly pattern for the dress and lined it with black organdy. An half overskirt was also constructed of black organdy, and an underskirt...
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Joker the Dark Knight
1 commentMy 10 yr old grandson wanted to be the Joker Dark Knight. He thinks grandma can make anything and I love him for that, so I try. So I went to my stash and started sewing. I made...
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LOTR Moria Orc
My 2009 Halloween costume, worn 1st at Dragoncon 09 parade, downtown Atlanta. Armor made from rawhide, scrap leather and resin clay. Prosthetics of silicone made by me at home.
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Panties Sewing Pattern
4 commentsEver wanted to make your own underwear? This is an easy project that only takes a few hours to put together and only has 2 seams! The design is a sexy semi-booty revealing boy short style...
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linen tiers
1 commentMy creation is a colorblocked, tiered dress made of 100% linen in 3 natural colors, white, brown, and sand. I underlined using a slightly lighter weight fabric and finished with hong kong...
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Girls' Linen Traveling Suit
3 commentsMy seven year old daughter loves taking the train; she is an adventurer at heart. The weather has warmed up, but already fall approaches. I wanted to make her a suit that could travel in the summer...
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On the Cutting Edge
3 commentsThis ensemble was inspired by a guild challenge to be creative with 2 yards of linen.Cutwork is a traditional technique that is often used to embellish linen. Here,I give it a modern edge by...
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Wedding Vow Renewal Dress
I made this dress for a client who is going to wear it for her wedding vow renewal. The dress is made out of silk organza, underlined with cotton batiste, and lined with crepe back satin. The ribbon...
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Tapestry and denim jacket
26 commentsFitted jacket made with tapestry and denim fabrics.
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Adriana´s wedding!!..
5 commentsShe was wearding a beutiful dress that I made with CHARMUSE silk, FRANCE CHANTILLY and was drapeaded all the top.
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Our Little Princess
1 commentDress I designed for one of my grand daughters, more pics on my blog in Oct 28, 2006.
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