Let the Dress Making Begin!

We began making the new wedding dress in earnest the first weekend in October.

We began by making a muslin of the dress using patterns we took from a variety of places, including the train piece we used on Stephanie's dress.

We were pleased with how well the pattern pieces matched up.

The muslin fit together perfectly.

We were pleased with how the dress seemed to fall into place.

And we tried different looks for the top.

We even got a start on how the bustle will look.

Empowered by our success, we made plans to resume sewing in early February.