I did it!! I shortened my granddaughter’s prom dress and adjusted the straps. I’m a quilter not a seamstress but because I own a sewing machine and because my daughter doesn’t know one end of a needle from the other granddaughter drove over 200 miles to let me look at the dress and see what I thought. My nerves are shot, I’m exhausted but I did it and it turned out well. She is beautiful and the dress is beautiful, we’ll be going to her grad so I’ll get to see her wear it with her hair and nails all done. I’m so proud of myself! I think I’ll have a bubble bath and work out the kinks from sitting at the machine all day.

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Way to go!

Good for you.

You go girl!

Awesome...hope you are enjoying that bubble bath!

Happy days are here again :thumbup: Say good bye to the kinks :P You rock girl :wink:

What we won't do for grandkids:)

Good for you!!! Post a picture of her in it.

Thanks for fixing her dress. She will have a great memory to add to the special day in her life.
My g-daughters think I can repair anything they get messed up. then we have fun time making the repairs together.

Awesome job. Yes a bubble bath is definitely in order. You should be very proud of yourself that you stretched yourself and made this young person exceedingly happy. What a gift you have given here; your time and skills. Thank you for sharing.

You should be proud of yourself. I hate doing alteration.

Yeah Grandma! Way to go!

What a wonderful grandma you are!!!

That is wonderful that you fixed it for her. I know I would be feeling like how you are if I had to do that. I do not like fixing clothes and when I do, I know I don't do the greatest job on it.

That's terrific ! Proud of your accomplishment !

Congratulations for a job well done.

What a wonderful feeling!

How great is that!

When my niece got married I told them I would 'fix' their dresses but I won't do any boning. Yep, they had boning(stays). I hemmed, I took in, and shortened the halter necks.

A friend of my sons asked me one time if I still sewed - I was the only one he knew that had a sewing machine! He brought me six pair of jeans to put patches on, and he gave ma $25 gift card to either JoAnn's or WalMart to support my habit!!

You are an awesome Grama! :D:D:D

Awesome! You'll have to post a pick of her all dressed up. A bubble bath sounds nice. Have fun relaxing

didn't you know!!! Quilters can do anything!!! Nice job, Nice memory.....

I completely understand your nervousness... I had to do a little work on my granddaughter's prom dress. I was recovering from eye surgery and wasn't seeing all that well. I had to take up the straps, that had beading. It looked like it was a stip of beading.. But NO, when i started and clipped on little thread.. they started going every where! LOL So, I had to work with "invisible" thread to stablize them so I could make a cut where needed... Here I am, not seeing and working with invisible thread. It turned out just fine and I was pleased that I could help. BUT, I made it clear to my daughters that I would never do that again... I always took their dresses to a professional, and they would have to do the same. Really.. what if I had ruined it? Too much pressure... lol