Pretty in Pink

I was asked to sew for an entire line of bridesmaids. And for a Polynesian wedding that means big! Nine dresses total! While I've sewn for entire lines before, this was my first time sewing dresses without having a single fitting! All the girls lived an ocean away and all I had were their measurements. While this would have been a piece of cake for a REAL professional seamstress, I am use to and need my girls to be fitted not once but twice throughout the process. I need to adjust and cut as needed and I never like my clients to leave without being completely satisfied with how the dress looks on them. So naturally I was very hesitant but the bride was insistent, and so I surrendered. She picked out a simple yet attractive pattern. So here are the dresses and I am just crossing my fingers they fit!

 

 

I managed to get one picture!!!

 

 

More beach robes!!!!

I made beach robes as birthday presents but of course as protocol, before they are wrapped and given away, my kids have to model them for me.

 



   

 

Halloween 2014: Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Jakes Boots

 Prepare for picture overload.

Leila's Sunday best

I made this little dress a looooong ago and am only now putting it on my daughter. Its a tad bit to small but she was a cutie in it even though she was not too happy about taking pictures. =)

Beautiful Amanda

Red bridemaid's dress. Old pattern. Beautiful girl.

Tessi's Wedding

My last sister got married!!!! We always knew her wedding was going to be the biggest and most expensive because of her lavish tastes and requests. Although is was an extremely crazy and busy the week of the wedding it.was.so.much.FUN!!! Such great memories! Her friends and many in the community jokingly labeled it the "wedding of the century" and the "royal wedding". I must say it came pretty darn close. My sissy had 15 girls in her line and she had the girls wear three different styles. I was in charge of making 4 of the dresses. It was a simple pattern but for some reason it caused me a great deal of stress. But they're done and another project to go down in the books!

stage one

stage two

stage two

Final product: Maid of Honor and the "dress" group



12 of the 15 bridesmaids in the line



Me and the dresses that made me a slave to the sewing machine

All the bridesmaids: the dress group (highschool BFFs), the tutu group (dancing buddies), and the peplum group (Utah BFFs) 

The bride and the dress group (Hawaii friends)

Kati's baptism

My best friend's daughter, Kati turned 8 and in our religion we have the privilege of being baptized. Kati wanted a Samoan puletasi to wear to the special occasion. She is the cutest, sweetest little girl and she looked adorable in her Samoan attire.