So, any married woman out there probably has a very beautiful, worn once wedding dress hanging up somewhere in their house... I was/am one them them... :0)
Today I began the tedious process of taking a wedding address apart very carefully. My dress still hasn't been washed since our wedding over a year and a half ago so I was worried about having to wash it at home... Luckily it turned out fine after one go on a gentle cycle in warm water/cold rinse and it's hanging to dry. The dirt came right out of the ends!!
You're probably wondering why in the world I am disassembling a perfectly fine wedding dress... Any of you that know me, know that I HATE clutter... I don't enjoy 'saving things'... :0) So having a dress sitting around and just waiting to be packed in to another box to sit for 7 months only to move with us for a THIRD time around the world does NOT fly with me...
After googling " What to do with a worn wedding dress", I found some pretty cool things that people are doing with their dresses. Some of the more ornate and expensive dresses are being sold on eBay while others that are more simple (like mine) are being turned in to a different kind of family heirloom...
I am making a BABY BLANKET out of my wedding dress. I got the idea forever ago from a website and today I worked up the courage to start taking my $250 dress apart! Ladies out there that paid more... You might want a glass of wine before you take the seam ripper to your 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue'... :0)
First off, I used my little seam ripper to gently separate the bodice(boning, tooling, slip) from the outer dress. The two were attached by several cleverly hidden stitches around the waist of the dress. Then I began taking the stitches out of the zipper... The whole process took about 45 minutes.
This is what it looked like before I tore the tooling out... :0) I hate to say it but it felt really good taking it apart... Ha ha!
I promise to keep everyone posted on how the baby blanket comes along. As usual, I don't really have a plan for what the finished product will look like... If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to them!!
What a fantastic idea! Your silkly dress will become a priceless blanky!! So whens the big date? Dave and I are shooting for an Oct/nov baby next year :)
ReplyDeleteNice! OCT/NOV is a great time for a munchkin!! :0)
ReplyDeleteJust getting a way head start on making the blanket... :0) No present baby plans... Ha ha!
Thats a great idea. If I had a white wedding dress I imagine I would want to turn it into a christening gown because god know Sean and my child wont fit into the 8lbs baby size one that everyone else in the family has worn. But the dress I wore when I got married was my something blue and looked kinda looked a cupcake but in a cute way.
ReplyDeleteWow, the more I think about this there are so many ways you could do a blanket. I cant wait to see how this turns out. I would go to your local fabric store and talk to the ladies that work there. Most of the time the women that do the classes at Joanns are very knowledgeable and may have some insight for you. When is a baby Copeland in the plans? Mini Miller should hopefully show up around June 2011, were waiting till next September to start trying.
Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI thought about the christening gown but I think I want something that ALL of our kids can use while they are little... :0) Kinda a hand me down kinda thing? Baby Copeland is but a twinkle in our eyes... :0) We have a list of about ten countries we want to visit when we're in Japan before we start trying. :0)
I can't wait to see Mini Miller!! :0) Just the though kinda chokes me up... Ha ha! So lame!
You dont need plans for a baby for a blanket the inspiration with come for both when the time is right! I am so excited to see the finished product. I will also keep my eyes open for ideas.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I can't Justify ripping my $5,000 dollar dress apart. I love it so much. But I have heard of this idea and I think its AWESOME. Keep us posted on the turnout. In the meantime...mine will keep hanging. This does not excite me.
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