Saturday, December 30, 2017

Flower Girl Dress

It's the time of year when brides are planning for spring weddings.  A friend asked me to modify a flower girl dress for her wedding.  The nice part is that there was an available dress that fits the flower girl and is pleasing to the bride, the flower girl, and her mother.  The original version of the dress was decorated with pink flowers.  The bride's color is purple, in all shades.  The dress required a redo to change from pink to purple.


The dress consists of two pieces, a sleeveless dress and a tulle overskirt.
The first modification to the dress was to remove the green ribbon at the hem and replace it with purple.  The second modification was to change the flowers on the bodice.
The original pink rosebuds came off easily. I was considering several options for replacement, including embroidered organza.  However, a friend I took to the fabric store found this great trim.  The flowers are about the right size and color.  After cutting them apart, I hand sewed them to the bodice.
The overskirt has two layers of tulle, with silk flower petals between the layers.  I opened the side seam and replace the pink flower petals with purple ones.
The original petals were held in place with hot glue on the back side.  I used the same method and placed the petals at the exact same locations as the originals, to hide the spots of old glue.

Finally, the ribbon tie for the overskirt was replaced by a purple ribbon. Now the lightly used flower girl dress is ready to go and has a new mission.

Come back next week for more fun with a sewing machine.


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