I Made A Wedding Dress!

I can finally share!!! I made a wedding dress this summer for a dear friend and she had her lovely ceremony recently so I can finally share the finished product! She looked so beautiful and the dress fit her perfectly. I also learned a lot about working with lace, drafting bodices, and large-scale projects.

Here are some photos from her gorgeous ceremony!

We started with this amazing art deco inspired lace from Mood and a soft, light cotton sateen for the under-dress. The base pattern for the dress is this vintage Vogue pattern from the 90s with hilariously 90s headpiece suggestions.

I boned the bodice, added a waistline, and made pockets following the original hip style lines. Then I drafted a bodice based on her measurements for the lace wrap top. After we had the top fitting well, I appliquéd the crossover bodice to reduce bulk. I also appliquéd the leftover scallop selvedge to the hem.

I slip-stitched the lace dress to the under dress along the pocket edges and tacked it to the dress at the waistline and underarms.

Slip-stitching while watching the World Cup

I finished the armholes with satin ribbon, added satin buttons and elastic button loops to the back closure, and tacked on the sash. Phew! What a project but I am so happy with how it turned out and how happy she was with it!