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mumto2loves

Hi

I just KNEW there must be a thread like this on here somewhere :D:T

Hope no one minds me butting in but i've done something really really silly! My darling daughter has offered my services to make her and 3 others a ballgown for the school play! Yes a BALLGOWN :eek: and i've agreed.:rotfl:

Its only a school play so a homemade looking thing is fine, i've done some googling and i think this type of thing will be easiest / cheapest (since no one wants to spend any money)

basically a simple halterneck front / top with a tulle / net tie skirt. do you think that would be ok and easy enough? or can anyone here can come up with a better suggestion?

Justamum

mumto2loves wrote: »

Hope no one minds me butting in but i've done something really really silly! My darling daughter has offered my services to make her and 3 others a ballgown for the school play! Yes a BALLGOWN :eek: and i've agreed.:rotfl:

Its only a school play so a homemade looking thing is fine, i've done some googling and i think this type of thing will be easiest / cheapest (since no one wants to spend any money)

Ah bless her! She obviously thinks very highly of your abilities, so it's a great compliment to you

Any little girl would love to wear something all frou-frouy and frilly like that pic I'm sure. I know my daughter would (and my eldest when she was little loved that sort of thing).

hmo

Ive made another dog and i am much happier with this one

http://www.aandhcrafts.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_0332.jpg

I think ive worked out how to sew the gusset now with a little help from the internet.

Savvy_sewing

He looks great HMO.

hmo

thank you i am much happier with this now

loutre10

Hi Guys,

Great thread!

Not sure if this fits into sewing, but i love crafts and found a great competition on the Craftseller Facebook page. Its to win a Cricut mini machine worth £129 and a free cartridge. Not sure if anyone has used a Cricut before but my cousin has one of the fancy ones and its amazing! thought it may be worth sharing with you all. I can't seem to post the link but if you search the Craftseller page on Facebook you can find it on the comps tab.

dxm

hmo wrote: »

Ive made another dog and i am much happier with this one

I think ive worked out how to sew the gusset now with a little help from the internet.

That's lovely. You've inspired me to have a go, so please share the secret.

hmo

dxm wrote: »

That's lovely. You've inspired me to have a go, so please share the secret.

hi

the secret is have the gusset on the bottom and at the point where you make the turn ie like at a corner or in my case the ears and tail you make a very small snip in the gusset and turn your top fabric only.

when i made the spotty one i think i had the gusset on the bottom, but when i made a blue one the other day i had the gusset on top and it all went pear shaped!

this one i put the gusset on the bottom and did the snip trick and its fine. its alot crisper in its finish

hmo

hmo wrote: »

hi

the secret is have the gusset on the bottom and at the point where you make the turn ie like at a corner or in my case the ears and tail you make a very small snip in the gusset and turn your top fabric only.

when i made the spotty one i think i had the gusset on the bottom, but when i made a blue one the other day i had the gusset on top and it all went pear shaped!

this one i put the gusset on the bottom and did the snip trick and its fine. its alot crisper in its finish

i also sewed the buttons on with the machine first before i put it together i dont like hand sewing at all.

pennib

hmo. Gives a good feeling when you triumph over something that just will not go right...good for you sticking with it! He's a cute looking doggie.

mum2loves. We will send a search party out for you under all the netting and other pretties. I bet you come up with some gorgeous ballgowns and hope you share a photo of them.

loutre10. Thanks for the info. I don't have a Cricut myself and wouldn't know what it does. But I bet there are loads of people that will give their eye teeth for one (OK not literally!)