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cgonyer
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Cindy
Petersburg
MI
USA
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 Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 12:58:36 PM
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My mom has given me her wedding dress to do with as I please. Don't worry, mom & dad are still together (44 yrs now) she just didn't preserve her wedding dress and thus, parts of it have deteriorated since 1966. It was (and still is) a beautiful dress. Some of the lace is in great shape, some of the tulle is not. The taffeta underneath is yellowed, but ok. Since you ladies always have such great ideas, I'd like to know if anyone has any suggestions for things that I can make with the dress, since no one will be wearing it ever again. My mom doesn't care if I cut it up, especially if I make something really neat with it. Let me know of suggestions - I'd love to her them! 
Thanks
~Cindy
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 1:38:36 PM
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I would suggest a christening gown. I have several patterns and techniques I could recommend if this interests you. I do custom sewing and highly recommend to clients to consider using family textiles (linens, gowns etc.) in a christening gown that could be passed on through the generations. Sometimes if there is enough material, both a chr. gown and a romper can be made so families with boys have another option, too.
My family has a christening dress that my husbands aunt made from her wedding dress that all the children in my husbands set and all the children in my babies' set (the cousins) were christened in. Quite a treasure.
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 2:37:03 PM
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I was thinking maybe a memory quilt? You could add parts of the lace and such, along with photos of your mom wearing the dress and maybe other pictures of the wedding? You could even get other members of the family to write on the quilt about their thoughts on your parents wedding day. I love memory quilts. There's so much you can do with them and they are great heirlooms.
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1722 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 4:36:31 PM
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A Conformation dres for a young girls first communion. You could also make a pillow for your mom and dad for an anniversary gift.
Hugs,
Laurie
suburban countrygirl at heart |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 5:18:18 PM
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Maybe you could cover the top of something like a hope chest with the most intricate parts of it. :D
hugs
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 7:31:58 PM
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If there are other girls in the family you could share and make pillows with wedding dates, or graduation dates, or birthdates for each. Or you could make them lingerie bags for special items.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 7:39:02 PM
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use the tulle for the scrubbies! If not in great shape... then use it as the stuffing part of the scrubbies.
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2010 : 06:15:43 AM
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I took an old wedding dress and made a chair slipcover out of it. Very pretty and feminine, maybe for a girl's bedroom. I also saw a picture of a dress made into a table cover. It was for a small round table and the skirt was fastened around the table like a table skirt and the top was made out of the rest of the dress...sort of a quilted doily.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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cgonyer
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Cindy
Petersburg
MI
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2010 : 5:08:50 PM
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Thanks for all of the great ideas! I love the memory quilt idea with the pictures - very cool. I think I will be trying a lot of these ideas with different parts of the dress.
Thanks again!
~Cindy
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