Lest you think I’m just…
– scrubbing bathrooms
– doing laundry
– preparing three meals for a family of six
– staying on top of the college applications
– trying to decide on the school for my youngest son
– driving kids to school, baseball, concerts, musicals,…
– taking walks with my daughter
– jumping rope
– working
– taking a simple photography class at the library
– writing my first sewing pattern
– planning a graduation party
– thinking about spring cleaning (yeah, I’m only thinking it!)
– planning what trips the family will take (I have a 25th college reunion and, oh yeah, I have another kid looking at colleges for next year!)
– contemplating my purpose in the world
– whining about all of the above….
I DID do a little sewing…….
This is the dress my daughter will wear for the spring concert. She and my son both play instruments for a Cleveland youth chorus and get to perform on the “big stage” twice a year. It’s tradition for me to make my daughter’s dress. She plays piano. I hope to have model shots soon, but her typical day is 12 hours long. (This week her schedule includes rehearsals and driving lessons – yep, that daughter.) We have to shop for shoes and then I have to hem the dress. I’m excited that I have this finished and the concert isn’t until May 23rd!
The chorus has very strict dress codes. I try to honor those codes in the dresses we select. Plus, I like a dress that isn’t cut down to the belly button on a 16 year old girl. (Even the one she wore last weekend was a little lower-cut than my taste, but my mom bought it for her…and my mom, who was so strict about what I wore thought it was ok….)
I love the bias cut, how it just flows over the curves. I will have a complete pattern review when I get the model shots. Also, if any of you are fashionistas, can you help me out? What would be the best, least expensive undergarment, for wearing under a bias-cut dress? It does cling and I can’t stand to see lines.
I couldn’t tell you the best undergarment… I have no idea. But the dress is FABULOUS and I would love to have a reason to wear something so gorgeous. I love the pleated-ish bodice (see how well I know the right terms for clothes sewing? *wink*) Lovely!!!
It is GORGEOUS! I love the color and LOVE the bodice.
You are so talented!
The dress is gorgeous! As for undergarments, I totally recommend checking out what Spanx has – they make all sorts of foundations that won’t show lines, and I think they have a line at Target now. I hope that helps a bit!
STUNNING! really beautiful job! I love your list oh and I love Cleveland, my husband had a brief stint with the Lumberjacks a LONG time ago, I loved your city!
Beautiful! I just love it! My Mum made all my prom-homecoming-recital-you name it formal dresses in high school and I just didn’t appreciate it then as much as I do now! Oh, and I second the Spanx recommendation!
Beautiful, beautiful dress. Your daughter will be stunning in it!
That dress is stunning! I’m amazed you had time to fit it in between all of those other things on that long list (WOW are you busy!). The color is so pretty. Can’t wait to see a picture of your daughter wearing it. As far as undergarments, I don’t know much about that, but last year when I wore a nice dress to my sister’s wedding I went with Spanx type stuff to smooth out the lines.
Wonderful job. I keep coming back to look at the dress. It’s my favorite color and you captured the beauty of the color and sheen without making it look like a costume. It’s so elegant and sleek. I second the spanks, they have some one & two piece sets that would work well for undergarments. I hope you post both model shots and a photo of her at the piano. So lovely, wonderful wonderful job.
wow. your daughter’s dress is absolutely breathtaking! I’m with Marie-i love the pleated-bodice too. gorgeous color too. can’t wait to see some modeled shots! you know, as the school year winds down (i’d say after spring break) everything speeds up but then it should start to ebb (i hope!). 🙂
Beautiful dress! You did an amazing job. She will look stunning in it. 🙂
Blessings,
Val
gorgeous!
Absolutely beautiful dress! You are an amazing talent!
All I can say is WOW. That is an awesome dress.