A Special Dress for Payton

From this.....

... to this.

The lace overlay on the dress skirt is from Payton's Mother's wedding gown.

The bodice lace is from Payton's Grandmother's wedding gown.

Closeup of sleeve.

For those of you who may wonder why we would cut up a wedding dress......

The bottom edge of dress was soiled from the outdoor wedding on a rainy summer evening. I used only the part of the dress from the knee area down to the soiled area for Payton's dress. The wedding dress will be hemmed to above the knee and can be worn as a party dress.

And yes.. it still fits the bride mother!

A Quick Purse

I made a quick bag for myself one afternoon last week.

This pre-quilted fabric came from Wal*Mart almost 2 years ago!

One side of the fabric is a floral print and the

other side is a multi-color polka dot.

The handles are gross-grain ribbon, 'cause that's what I had on hand.

I want to find some hot-pink webbing to use for handles.

Giving Back

The Ladies Ministry at my church (Lanett Nazarene Church)

put together gift bags for women who have miscarriages.

They were donated to our local hospital.

Some of the items included are a stuffed animal, a New Testament, and

a booklet of scripture, poems and prayers for mother.

Here is the group of ladies who helped deliver the gift bags.

These are miscarriage wrappers, which are made from

two 12 - 15 inch squares of flannel, with the edges serged together.

I made about 35 of these which were donated to my local hospital

along with the gift bags pictured above.



Miscellaneous Sewing

These jeans had about a 2 inch rip in the seat. 

I sewed a scrap of denim on the inside.

Then I used a zig-zag stitch to sew over the rip using matching thread.

You can barely see where the tear was now.

In the last week, I have re-attached a ruffle hem on a little girl's dress.

The dress was new at Christmas. The ruffle came off the first time it was worn.

I also sewed patches on my two nieces' karate uniforms - 4 patches on each top.

Oh, one more thing....

I made a cover for a foam back pillow with a velcro closure

so it can be removed and washed easily.

Do you need any miscellaneous sewing done?   If sew, email me at apmaddux@yahoo.com

             Thanks,

             Angela Maddux

January Sewing

My first order of the new year....

I love making pretty things for baby girls!

My next favorite is making sports related items...

cause that's what everyone wants!

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