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   solosmocker | May 01, 2007 03:02am | #1

   This is so beautiful. Your darling is an angel in this beautiful dress. You have done an amazing job. Every time I see one of your outfits and get excited, you come along and better it. This one is amazing. That fabric was not easy to sew, I am sure. Wonderful.

   
   

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   dressed2atee | May 01, 2007 03:20am | #2

   Thanks so much for your remarks.  I really enjoyed making this gown.  I used Casa satin and organza over the bodice and skirt.  I combined several embroidery designs for hem line.  I just thought...I didn't take the back view.  The back was plain with an organza belt tied into a bow.

    

   Thanks again!

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   MaryinColorado | May 01, 2007 07:15am | #3

   What a little darling!  Your grand daughter is blessed to have such a talented gramma! 

   Did you use washaway stabilizer?  Did you actually hoop the fabric or just the stabilzer?  Not an easy task on that fabric!  It looks great!

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   dressed2atee | May 01, 2007 02:18pm | #5

   thanks so much,  I used Sulky heat away and I didn't stabilize the fabric.  I ran out of heat away on the last few hopings I used a wash away ultra solvy.  I liked the heat away best.  I covered the hopins with muslin when I burned the stabilizer away.  The ultra solvy was hard to wash out.  I had to toss the whole dress in the wash on fine delicate hand wash. 

   Glad you liked the dress!  I'm new to embroidery and just love adding it to garments.

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   MaryinColorado | May 01, 2007 06:01pm | #7

   Thanks for the info.  I have been doing machine embroidery for years but have never used the heat away.  Now I am curiouse!  I have a dresser drawer full of stabilizers but guess there's always room for one more. lol  I am a threadaholic too! 

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   dressed2atee | May 01, 2007 06:06pm | #8

   It was a little scary because you had to almost burn the stuff off.  But it brushed away and left no residue.

   Happy sewing,

   Tee

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   MaryinColorado | May 01, 2007 06:53pm | #9

   That's good to know, I just was afraid to trust it.  I do have a heat sealing tool that looks like a small iron, will that remove the stabilizer completely?  Mary

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   dressed2atee | May 01, 2007 09:10pm | #10

   probably, you just need a dry iron, that is most important.  When the stabilizer turns brownish you can brush it away.

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   MaryinColorado | May 01, 2007 11:00pm | #11

   It's on my shopping list.  Thanks!   Mary

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   jatman | May 01, 2007 08:23am | #4

   How completely adorable!  They are so lucky to have someone make such special clothes for them!  Very nice job!  Thank you for sharing the photos!

   JT

    

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   dressed2atee | May 01, 2007 02:19pm | #6

   Thanks for the compliment!

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   Gloriasews | May 02, 2007 12:25am | #12

   Absolutely gorgeous (both the dress & the granddaughter)!  Did you make the veil, too?  Everything you've shown us is more beautiful than the previous garment - you do a beautiful job! 

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   dressed2atee | May 02, 2007 01:11am | #13

   Thanks, no I didn't make the veil. I'm working on prom gowns now. I'll post the pics soon.

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   LSC | May 02, 2007 02:37am | #14

   I loved your grandaughters communion dress. You are very talented.

   I wish I had taken a picture of the outfit I just finished for one of my "adoptive" grandchildren. I have no grandchildren of my own YET since my two are still looking for Mr or Miss Right and are still living at home and going to college. I taught high school for 33 years and have had lots of former student stay in my life and let me be the extra grandma to their children. I've lost count of how many of those "adoptive" grandkids I have in my extended family.

   The outfit I just finished was a navy and white short all. The bottom was solid navy and the shirt portion was tiny navy/white gingham with cotrasting piping around the collar and pockets. Without knowing what my gift was my best friend gave him the cutest navy and white shoes that completed the ensemble. I get such a charge out of creating things and having them received well.

   I will have to figure out how to post pictures
   Another project I finished was a military uniform made for a Berdan sharpshooter reenacting the Civil War. It was fun to have such wonderful fabric to work with. I have come to love working with natural fabrics.

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   LSC | May 02, 2007 03:45am | #15

   Trying to post pictures of latest 19th century clothing projects.

   
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   MaryinColorado | May 02, 2007 08:13am | #16

   Those are neat costumes, very nice fit!  When I was in high school, we all had costumes for the Centennial's in many small towns in Ill.  My whole family dressed the part and my dad even grew a beard, it was so fun!  (My hubby has allways had a beard, but to see my clean shaven dad with one was quite striking!)  Mary

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   LSC | May 02, 2007 04:40pm | #17

   Thanks Mary. The frock coat was a challenge since I didn't have a pattern. I looked at a coat of my son's, used a basic jacket pattern, cut out a muslin first, draped and fitted that and then cut out the wool. Fun thing about the frock coat is it has pockets in the left chest area as well as both sides of the tail in back. A strange place for a pocket I thought.

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   MaryinColorado | May 02, 2007 05:32pm | #18

   Gives a whole new thought to back pockets, hmm.  Maybe they put padding in them for a "sit upon".  ha ha

   Now I am curious and will be asking around to find out what those pockets were for, they didn't waste in those days so there must be a purpose!

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   fabricholic | May 02, 2007 08:27pm | #19

   How precious and what a special day. She looks very happy.

   Marcy

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   cynthia2 | May 04, 2007 01:45am | #20

   What a beautiful dress -- and a gorgeous granddaughter!  Have you given any thought to how you'll save this heirloom for her when she's an adult?   A friend of mine saved her daughter's first communion dresses and incorporated portions of the lace trim from them into each girl's wedding dress when she was grown.  I thought that was a great idea.  Cynthia

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   dressed2atee | May 04, 2007 02:47pm | #21

   That is was a smart idea.  I have to do some research on preserving garments.  That would be so wonderful to do for her.  As fast as they grow, that day may be here faster than we think!

   Thanks for the tip.