This time of the year I like to repost this as inspiration during this sunny, warm-up season!
Since I wrote this post, 5 years ago, Virginia has had 3 more children (she now has eight)….she has 2 girls now which is balm to a sewing mom’s soul….nothing like pretty dresses to fuss over! She has also made scads more outfits that, if I get my act together, I may post in the future.
In the meantime, it is always fun to look at (and look back at) nice home made clothes… so enjoy!
And if you would like to look at another Fashion Show Post….visit the Spring Fashion Show here.
Who says you can’t be modest and cute at the same time!?
My oldest daughter, Virginia (known by most as Gin) is an excellent seamstress and likes to make clothes for herself, her sisters, her 4 little boys….and now her little girl!
Virginia didn’t take any lessons except my own rudimentary ones as she was growing up. She took off with it and it is now one of her passions and we all benefit from it! 🙂
We are very spoiled. If we need a new outfit for something and are willing to foot the bill for the material and pattern, Gin will whip it out for us! We try to keep it at a minimum. It’s not like she has nothing to do except sit around, read and sip tea!! 😀
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The following pictures are of her sewing room and her handy-dandy Bernina sewing machine. Her in-laws bought her a refurbished one for her wedding. Click on the first picture of each group of photos to see the whole gallery (there are 4 galleries so don’t miss them!!). GALLERY 1:
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- On this side of the wall is the children’s play room. So Gin can sew and watch the kids at the same time.
And here are some pictures of the recent clothing she has made. She was a little reticent to be the model but I talked her into it! The other girls didn’t mind at all. Girls will be girls, you know. They always love a fashion show! GALLERY 2:
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- Sheesh…always sneaking in where he’s not supposed to!
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- This is a maternity dress. Gin embroidered on the collar. Looks lovely!
And we can’t forget the recent wedding! Virginia made all the bridesmaid dresses and the flower girl dresses! GALLERY 3:
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- Our daughter, Theresa’s Wedding 4 years ago. Virginia made most of the dresses.
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- Our daughter-in-law with her bridesmaids.
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- Our daughter, Jeanette’s wedding (the recent wedding).
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- She had all shapes and sizes to work with, and one of the bridesmaids was out of state, so she made the backs adjustable with the ties.
Here are some of the guys. Virginia likes to make fancy vests! GALLERY 4:
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“The first duty of the wife is to study to be in every way she can the companion, the help, and the friend of her husband. Indeed on her capacity to be all this, and her earnest fulfillment of this threefold function depends all the happiness of both their lives, as well as the well-being of the whole family.” –Fr. Bernard O’Reilly, The Mirror of True Womanhood, 1893 (afflink)
Some are very talented seamstresses and some are not. But all of us can learn from each other and learn to sew outfits that help bring back true feminine beauty to the world. 🙂
Wow! These are gorgeous! What talent!
She is very talented!
Enjoyed so much all the pictures of your family!
It’s so funny you posted this today. I was looking for one of your modest fashion posts for inspiration–I have several outfits that are approaching critical need for replacement.
Beautiful! This so much reminds me of my mom. She made all 5 of us girls wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses. She made most all of our school clothes-including coats- until we each learned to sew. My mom made soft sculptured dolls for years and years, and created patterns that she sold in Soft Sculptured Doll magazine. Her patterns are still sold on etsy, they are digital patterns. She was featured several times on it’s cover. Momma is now 88, her vision and her energy have wained, and she spends most time caring for my 90 year old father. She’d still like to be sewing, but, it is more difficult now, I hope she will get back to it some, I think it would help her by lifting her spirits.