wedding attire

after the engagement of miss m. to mr. wright, the family bombarded the happy couple with questions and more questions about the wedding details. when are you getting married? where are you getting married? where will you have the reception? what are you serving? what are your colors?

but most importantly, what are you having us wear?

i mean -- this one decision could cause a costly fashion disaster or a pleasant excuse for a new dress. and we were all crossing our fingers for the best. (something we'd all actually wear again.)

fortunately, miss m. was so laid back. we could wear anything black, white, red, or gray -- or any combination of those colors. and she didn't want us to be matching.

i already had a black dress and mr. pike had his gray suit, but little girl was definitely going to need something. she didn't have anything in those colors fit for a wedding.

i looked at a few stores for a dress for little girl. i didn't look that hard, but have you tried shopping with a one-year-old? it's not the best of occasions. so, i got it in my head that i was going to make her a dress.

i love sewing. and i have wanted to make little girl a bunch of clothes. (you can ask mr. pike; he'll confirm that i've been stocking up on fabrics for her. but have yet to do anything with them.) so, it seemed like a good excuse to get the sewing machine out and being creative.

once i found the red and white striped seersucker, i knew exactly what i wanted to do with it for her. the hardest part was putting that on paper, since i didn't have a pattern. but i had gained a bit of confidence in putting together my own pattern after watching so many other sewing bloggers make their own designs up. if they can do it, surely i can too. right?

well, it took a few tweaks and two attempts, but i made little girl's wedding frock (sewing the last of the snaps on the dress the morning of the wedding!). and i was so proud of myself. it turned out darling.

little girl isn't the best of models. (she doesn't stay still for very long.) so, here are the best of the pics in her dress. (these pics are actually from the sunday after the wedding.)

little girl with tj