Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Finished Breakfast at Tiffany's Dress for Prom

Hi All!  I'm back from the Reading, Pa airshow, what an awesome event!! I have so much to share but I want to get caught up with a few posts first. But before I forget, the winner of my surprise giveaway is ....

Brigid of the blog Boyer Family Singers! Congratulations! I will be contacting you soon :)

I have projects to share as promised. :) Today I have some photos of the Breakfast at Tiffany's dress I finished back in May for my friend Abby. You may recall the first post where we played with the pattern to get just the right look.

I first couple photos are ones I took with my cell phone so they are not all that great. (I have a new camera now so going forward photos will be much better!) The photos of Abby wearing the finished dress at prom were taken by someone else.

The final mock-up of the bodice back.
This photo, although very washed out, shows the finished front with some options for jewelry.


The finished back.
There were a few minor adjustments to make last minute, such as taking the bodice in a little more, but I think in the end it fit pretty well. Using my mom's sewing machine I was able to serge all the seams making the inside of the dress much neater. The fabric, although nice to work with over all, did fray quiet a bit.

Abby looks fantastic, don't you think?

Photo by Kate Garaffa

Photo by Kate Garaffa
 I love how the back of the dress turned out. :)

Photo by Kate Garaffa
Photo by Kate Garaffa

4 comments:

  1. A very beautiful dress. Congratulations! The back worked out just grand:)

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  2. What a classy prom gown! I wish more young women had the sense to go for classic styles. It looks great and she looks radiant.

    Best,
    Quinn

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  3. Oh my goodness gracious!!! You cannot imagine the delightful shock I got when I read that I won!!! Thanks ever so much!!! Just in case, you can also contact me at: boyerfamilysingers(at)gmail(dot)com

    On another note, you did a fantastic job on that dress! It is absolutely spot on and gorgeous! Splendid work!

    Looking forward to hearing from you!

    Brigid
    The Middle Sister and Singer

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  4. This is truly one of the loveliest and most sophisticated prom dresses I have ever seen. Excellent work on it, dear gal, and many kudos to Abby for picking such a classy, timeless piece for her big night. She could turn right around, if the opportunity arose, and wear this to a White House dinner if she was so inclined. It's elegant, beautiful, and immensely becoming, too.

    ♥ Jessica

    *PS* Thank you very much for your wonderfully nice blog comment today. I smiled ear-to-ear when you described the secret fifth season - we often have that here in Canada, too. :)

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