Sew Carrie Sew: April 2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Dress For A Special Day

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Special Dress for a Special Day!

I had the honor of making a dress for my friend, Delilah's 20 Year Wedding Vow Renewal!

She presented me with a photo of a similar dress and we collaborated on bringing her vision to life!

It was wonderful working with her! She did a total of 4 fittings - one of which was a muslin fitting - all in the midst of her commutes to and from Hawaii. Each time she saw the dress, she had a huge smile of her face. It always makes my heart glad when I see the smiles on the faces of those I sew for!

As she was leaving her 2nd fitting, she touched the dress and prayed over it and a 2nd dress that I was working on for her. I didn't hear all of the words of her prayer, but it touched me.

I pray about most of the work that I do, but to know that someone else prayed, touched me deeply.

The dress is a stretch lace with a satin lining. As we all know, most knits are challenging to work with, so I used a ton of weights. Using weights to keep the fabric in place is so much better than pins that would have just gotten lost in the lace.

I also used tissue paper on my cutting table to prevent the lace from shifting while rotary cutting (I rarely cut any lace with scissors - unless I'm doing appliques).

Don't they make a beautiful couple! 💕

The lace moved beautifully!

Can you tell she was quite happy with her dress! 😃

The entire event was so much fun and all the vendors did a great job! Check them out via the links below:
Her hair and make-up was stunning - Hair and make-up by Starr Status Creations
The DJ was on point from beginning to end - DJ services by Daron Gross
The food was amazing - Culinary by Tawanna Devine
The photographer was wonderful - Photography by Diamond Gant
And of course - The dress - Dress by Endless Dzns by Carrie

Delilah is the owner of Delilah's Downloads.

She is a motivational speaker and will be hosting her 1st Yellow Dress Breakout, Women's Leadership Conference on May 19th in Chicago, IL.

I will be one of the vendors there!
There is still time to purchase tickets for this event!

You won't be disappointed!
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Monday, April 16, 2018

Prom Dress 2018

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Prom Dress

I've been quite busy during prom season, but this was my favorite one...because it was for my Granddaughter. She rarely asks me to make anything for her, so when she asked I felt honored.

When she selected the print, I thought it was a bit dark for her and for prom, but I think you would agree that she is absolutely glowing in it!

This was the 2nd outfit I made for her using an African print (Ankara).

The top was made using the pattern I'd drafted from her previous hi/low top I made that was posted in my blog earlier. I adjusted it to make it a closer fit, eliminated the sleeves and cut the shoulder back to make them narrower.

The skirt is a self drafted circle skirt.

I love playing with print placement and this print did not disappoint!

I added an inverted (upside down) invisible zipper. When I sent her a picture of it, she mistakenly thought it was the front! LOL! That was some serious print matching!

I created a neckline facing and added fusible interfacing to take full advantage of the print and to ensure I ended up with a perfect "V". The colors are so saturated in Ankara fabrics that you don't have to be concerned with the facings showing through the garments.

I shipped it to her (I wished they lived closer) and when she received it she called me and was gushing an abundance of thanks! That call made my heart glad and I again found myself thanking God for this gift. My daughter (her Mom) calls it "Them Hands". 💗

I surprised her by making this 5x7 bag and adding her initial on it. The bag design is an Embroidery Garden In The Hoop (ITH) design. My Granddaughter didn't think it would be big enough for her, but to my surprise, she ended up taking it to prom!