In 2004, I made Bonnie a dress to wear to Bill's brother's wedding. I can't find a picture of her in the dress. If I find one, I will post it. At the wedding, she was fussy so I took her out of the church to the vestibule where she proceeded to step through the delicate lace border (you can see my hasty patch work on the front right side of the dress). I bought thread and a needle at a fabric store between the wedding and the reception and hastily tried to tack it up. This is not easy - heirloom sewing creates a scant 1/8 hem. Not a lot to work with.
Closeup of the back of the dress. I think I bought the dupioni from Curran Designer Fabrics. The laces are from GStreet Fabrics.
I'm not sure what pattern I used.
Closeup of sleeve lace and ribbon.
Closeup of lace hem.
