Jane, the throw is so lovely. I'm sure it will be treasured.

I never had a wedding dress and so this has been the most charming thread. How blessed you all are.

I got married in a houndstooth suit, green and white.

I am blessed anyway. Thank you all, Ruth

I bought a dress off craigslist for 50 bucks to make into a quilt. It was so pretty. The lady said she paid over 1,000 for it. I didn't want to cut mine open. My hubby and I want to take wedding photos again at our 10 year anniversary (5 years in and it still fits, hopefully it will fit in another 5:) ) Anyways it was SOOO easy to cut into someone else's dress! If I screwed up too much I wouldn't feel all that bad. I can't decide what pattern to do. So I have the dress apart but it is sitting and waiting. Good Luck!
Have you chosen a pattern?

I'm so glad that no one has done this with our family wedding dresses. My niece just got engaged, and at her wedding she is going to have a display of 4 generations of wedding dresses. Here she is in them, but she isn't wearing any of them. They will just be on display. We are so thrilled to have them.

They all three look beautiful on her.

She is a beautiful bride!

Yes she is!! But she's not wearing any of these dresses, she is wearing her own, very modern dress.

I hope you will post a picture of her after the wedding in her own dress. Would love to see her!

The wedding isn't until May 2012, so there's a long wait!

What wonderful pictures and the display is a great idea.

I have to admit I got really misty-eyed at the sight of her in my grandmother's gown (her gr-grandmother). I was very close to my grandmother, who fit into that gown on her 50th wedding anniversary!! Her doctor used to say to her that he could set his scales by her weight each year. Alas, she didn't pass that part down to me! ROFL!!

Here is Kelly in MY wedding dress!

Even if she doesn't wear them for the ceremony or reception they would make really fun wedding pictures. Some people do a bridal shoot of just the bride a couple weeks before the wedding. These would be a lot of fun.

While I can`t use my wedding dress(not strong enough material), my daughter ask me to make her a quilt from the brides- made dresses. I just couldn`t do it, she stood up for lots of weddings, 3 black, 1 slate (dk.gray) 1 purple, 1 dk green, 1 burgandy, and 1 multi print. But so many different types of material that I`m sure I would never get them to lay properly.

I like the idea of using a thrift store dress before attacking your own

What a wonderful idea. and let me be the first (really early) to congratulate you on your anniversary. Blessings on you and DH. Happy quilting.

These are great ideas. I'm not ready yet to cut into my dress. But it has been used. The daughter of a friend got invited to prom at the last minute. She wore my wedding dress. (It's red velvet. White is so overdone). The petticoats have been worn many times under other dresses for madrigals dinners and such. I still have the prom dress that my Mom made for me. Pink satin with white maraboo feathers. I saw a christening gown once made from a wedding dress. It was gorgeous. And a great keepsake. Memories need to be cherished, however that works for you.

Wedding Dress Quilt
 

I love to make wedding dress quilts, wall hangings and pillows! It's one of my specialties at Mary Manson Quilts. I'm currently working on one that has lots of ruffles, it will be a wall hanging for a grand baby. Here are pictures of some others I've made.

Mary

I've made a few " Christening gowns" out of a wedding dresses the last few years....Makes a nice heirloom item
:-)

My wedding dress will be 32 years old this summer. My mom made it, as I knew exactly what I wanted and refused to even try on a dress. I would not even think about cutting it up. I did take the scraps and am working that fabric into a wedding quilt for my daughter. My dress is one of the few things I have left that my mom made for me, and I want to leave it just the way she made it.