Old Wedding Dress
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#22
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ROFL! This is the BEST rationale I've ever heard! Totally relieves me of that nagging guilt that I MIGHT--ahem--be creating work for THEM for a change. Hahaha.
#24
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I made my children's Christening Gown from my wedding dress just changed a bow in the front from pink to blue for them , 35 years later I asked my daughter what was she going to have her little ones Christened in she look at me strange and said " the family grown of course" , I then made a cotton under slip and embroider all their names and dates on it, leaving enough roo for at least 10 more names I guess a family tradition has been started. We now keep it in special paper and box with a wedding photo of us both .Cathy
#26
I didn't make a quilt from my wedding dress; I have 3 daughters and I combined each of their Communion dresses with pieces of my gown and made a Baptism outfit for their first child. I had made my gown and their dresses, too.
#28
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Yes! (Disclaimer: I work for the woman who designed this product, but am not making any money from it. I just think it's a great product.)
Google All About Me interfacing. She made a wall hanging out of her daughter's wedding dress and it's lovely. The interfacing made the satin less challenging to work with. And she printed photos onto fabric using special sheets of fabric, but I can't remember the brand. A picture of the wall hanging comes up on google, and you'll see the center photo is larger than an 8 1/2 x 11. She used the poster setting on her printer to make her photo bigger. It prints the photo out on four sheets and has lines to align it correctly.
I love the idea of repurposing the dress and letting it be enjoyed by future generations.
Google All About Me interfacing. She made a wall hanging out of her daughter's wedding dress and it's lovely. The interfacing made the satin less challenging to work with. And she printed photos onto fabric using special sheets of fabric, but I can't remember the brand. A picture of the wall hanging comes up on google, and you'll see the center photo is larger than an 8 1/2 x 11. She used the poster setting on her printer to make her photo bigger. It prints the photo out on four sheets and has lines to align it correctly.
I love the idea of repurposing the dress and letting it be enjoyed by future generations.
#29
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Upstate NY
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I made padded photo albums for my children (and my nephew whose mother also worn the gown for her wedding) from my wedding gown and put pictures of their life from birth to their wedding day in it for them.
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