blessing dress::day 5
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 7:41PM Thank you all so much for the encouragement. I needed it so badly to finish this dress!
I bound the sleeves, put them in, did up the side seams, then added buttonholes and buttons, just like we did with the other baby dresses.
Then I hemmed it, clipped all the threads, pressed it again, slipped it on over the dress form...
stepped back...
And it was all worth it. How does that happen?
I wish you could see the fabric in real life. It glows. Just dully, not shiny-lame-Halloween-costume glowing, just a subtle, silk sheen. Beautiful.
When I got to the hem, it just seemed so right left simple. Because the fabric's a little sheer, doubling the fabric for the hem gives it the effect of a wide ribbon at the bottom.
I wanted to do a tuck. I tried to convince myself. But I couldn't. It was so lovely left alone. Perfect.
Sleeve detail:
And it's sort of unbelievable, after all this time, that it's actually finished. On Friday I'll announce the winners of the drawing.
See you then!
~Erin~
Reader Comments (7)
Oh, that is absolutely beautiful! I agree - it doesn't need the tucks. Nice job, Erin!
Your baby girl will look so innocent and precious in the gown--it's lovely.
It's absolutely stunning! I wish I could have had it for my girls baptism. Great work!!
It turned out so lovely!! I agree about the simple hem. It really does look like a band of fabric. It also looks more balanced. Simply elegant!! Looking forward to arrival of your little one so we can see her in it! :)
Very beautiful! The simplicity and bit of color, and lace look so elegant with the fabric.
So lovely, now I can't wait to see it's occupant!
This is incredibly gorgeous!!!