Okay, where are we now?… I’m finally cutting my real dress fabric! The bodice pattern I first traced on my coutil by stitching around the pattern pieces. By doing this, I can reference how to lay my pattern on my…
For the skirt I initially drafted it as a simple pencil by following this tutorial by ‘Sewing For A Living’. I slightly altered it by making the skirt pieces line up with my corset seams. I cut out the mockup…
I have made 3 bodice mockups now. It was definitely a challenge getting to this point because I did not own a dressform. To make my bodice pattern I literally wrapped myself in cling wrap and taped myself up, cut…
Prior to wedding dress shopping I actually purchased a bunch of fabric online during black friday sales and I realize now how foolish I was ordering fabric before I even knew what kind of dress I was going to try…
Next April I will be happily taking the name Fishel, hence this blog about the life I am making with my future husband! We got the venue booked very quickly after our engagement and now I am planning on making…