our granddaughter has an upcoming concert for dance & her costume was way to big & plain so she asked me what I could do to alter it & give it some bling. For 2 weeks I worked on adding the sequins to the bodice & when she came the week before Easter she tried it on & I had forgotten to take in the bodice so I had her take it home & remove 1.5" of the sequins. She brought it back with her over the Easter weekend & I was able to finish the top. Both her & her mom are much happier with the finishing touches. I took it in the back 1.5 inches & made a bow pleat on the front & now it fits her without revealing her front when she dances first picture is a side view (not showing the front since it shows too much) I hope that you can see the large droop under her arm which gives you an idea of how much of a droop was in the front. 2cd picture shows the improvements I made & if you zoom in you will see the bow pleat which is a really pretty way to take it in. I maybe should have thought of putting darts in but my first thought was adding the bling. Hopefully I won't have to do this again but if I do I hope I remember to make the alterations BEFORE I add the bling lol. She does such a graceful & delicate dance I wanted that to be the focus when she does her solo.

Both are beautiful. She looks quite athletic and gorgeous! I remember my mom used to love making my dance and prom dresses and I loved them! What a grammie you are!

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by pldc 10 Apr 2016

oh thank you so very much ~hugs~

Well og course Grammie can do anything****was there any doubt???Lovely job my friend and lovely granddaughter:):)hugs

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by pldc 10 Apr 2016

thanks so much Carolyn, it was a tedious job but I love my grands & she was so very happy with it, that it makes it all worth while! ~hugs~

Great fix and the sequins are great. Love Chris

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by pldc 03 Apr 2016

thank you very much Chris ~hugs~

Beautiful girl, has the look of a ballerina. Great job on the dress. We once glued sequins on two ball gowns, I used to know the number but it was in the thousands! It didn't photograph well but the video made it just sparkle under the lights. Made it worth the headache-lol

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by pldc 03 Apr 2016

wow & I thought this was a challenge! the pk says 1001 & I have 3 left but that counts the ones that she had to take off again. Thanks Toogie ~hugs~

Wonderful!! Both the dancer & the dress!

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by pldc 02 Apr 2016

thank you Gerry very much ~hugs~

Wonderful job! I am sure she was pleased. She has a very mature body for her young age. I have one granddaughter that will not wear any thing with a cut out neckline because she is so thin. My other granddaughter could care less. Oh my to be that age again!! Kay

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by pldc 02 Apr 2016

lol we all come in different shapes & sizes & change throughout the years.........the young want to be older & the old want to be young again. I wonder if we could combine the 2 how are lives would have changed. the knowledge we have now with the figure we had then lol what a combination!

by katydid 02 Apr 2016

Amen!

Who is the lucky one??The granddaughter who has a wonderful, talented & handy Grandmother or the Grandmother who has a beautiful granddaughter who knows Grandma can do anything & obviously adores her> I think its a tie!!

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by pldc 02 Apr 2016

ah what a lovely way to look @ this & you are so right of course. thank you ~hugs~

Great job and she'll always remember that you did this especially for her.

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

Betsy thank you very much ~hugs~

by pldc 01 Apr 2016

as a matter of fact she told the moms who were trying to fix this that her Nana could fix it for her & make it "pretty" They were relieved to hand it over lol I am just thankful they didn't ask me to do any others. It is a 3 hour show so many dancers. I have helped in the past when they lived closer & one of the moms remembered me.

Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful job.

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

Arlene thank you very much

Beautiful job...beautiful granddaughter!

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

ah thank you Kim so very much

Oh excellent work!

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

thank you Christine very much

Great

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

thank you

Beautiful granddaughter and dress.

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

Thank you Lynn so very much ~HUGS~

Did you sew all the Sequins on one by one? If so gosh what a lot of work. Her costume looks wonderful and just the right amount of movement for dance. Well done.

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by pldc 01 Apr 2016

yes I did & yes it was lol. She was really pleased with it so that made it all worth the extra work. Thank you very much ~hugs~

both are beautiful, great job and lots of patience required
hugs