I decided to use my sister's donated wedding dress to make a gown for TOL. It turned out to be such a beautiful gown. I first washed the pieces I was going to use. I cut out the lace using TOL pattern and cut out lining pieces.
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| I laid the lace on top of the lining and machine basted the pieces together. |
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| I finished the sleeve edge with a little lace and zigzaged over the the ribbon forming a casing for ribbon tie. Another idea would be to sew a casing by stitching two rows and threading ribbon through, between the lace and lining. | |
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| I then sewed the sleeves to front and back of gown. Pattern calls for a narrow seam. |
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| After sleeves, then sew side seams, and hem back. No need to hem gown with this beautiful scallop on the lace, forming the bottom of the gown. |
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| Last step is to gather neck and put on neck binding. Then thread ribbon through binding. And it is done! Not any more difficult than our usual gowns but what a beauty for a little precious one. | |
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Last picture is of my granddaughter, a seamstress (I am teaching her), a fashionista, and future Threads of Love member.
