The Civil War Ball Gown

The finished dress. Lovely, right?

Plenty of ruffles!

The finished under skirt

The ball was so fun!

Making My Ball Gown

My friend Mrs. R helped me sew (I helped her is more accurate) a ball gown to wear to the civil war ball. It is lovely!! We made from a old prom dress.

Pinning the hem to see where she needed to sew a new hem!

Ruffle over skirt!

Here is how I helped, I finished the crinoline.

Stay tuned for more photos of this dress!

Doll Apron with serging

I made a doll apron with my new serger. Serging is the new fashion in doll town!

This apron is on my dress form but it was made for my dolls. A serger is a useful thing to have.

Doll Dress

I made a doll dress with my new serger! It was modeled after a dress I made in a sewing co-op.

 Here is my new planning notebook, I write my sewing stuff here.

 Here are a couple pictures of me making it.

 The dress form was helpful.

 Fashion model!

 Here are some other things I made with my new serger. Doll handkerchiefs,

and coasters. I love my new serger. It works really, really well.

Fashion Peek

Did I ever tell you? I am into fashion! Here is Ruthie in the newest of the fashion line... 

 In her new AG outfit Ruthie will rock the PJ fashion world. If that were not enough, just look at those slippers! Great look Ruthie!  

 And her hair was done up with special Bead Braid! All outfits and accessory items are miss bliss owned.All rights reserved. 

I made the pj pants and the slippers.

Valentine Tshirt!

During Sewing Camp this month, I tried the Cookie Cutter Tshirt project at Make It and Love It.

One thing to note if doing this project- read the directions! My friend cut up her shirt before we read them, and she had not done it right! The shirt was rescued, but it did not turn out the way it was meant to be!

It turned out rather nice, didn't it? WARNING- This project is harder than it looks.

Nightgown

I made a no-sleeved nightgown. It wasn't to hard. I drafted my own pattern, using shirts and butcher paper (butcher paper is very helpful for drafting large objects).

Here is me showing it off, it is not quite finished in this picture.

Here is me gathering.

I did the tiers because I did not have a large piece of fabric (In nightgown fabric).