I finished my Party Girl Dress & it turned out better then I expected. I have 2 more to finish & then I can move on to something fun & less work lol. I think her pearl buttons could have been a bit smaller & I laced the ribbon through myself & had to stitch rip it out twice because each side for the bodice goes a different way but for some reason I couldn't get that it my head & it is really hard to pick out lace! But I did it finally. The sleeves could have been longer but I am really happy with the end result & glad I am making only the one LOL

it is beautiful and I like the sleeve length as it is.

beautiful job!

Each new dress just gets more beautiful.

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by pldc 24 Aug 2013

Thank you so much Mary. Hugs & **

Yes she is Beautiful and I can imagine all the time you had to put in to make her Gorgeous!!!!!

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by pldc 24 Aug 2013

It does take a few weeks but thankfully the dress doesn't take that long LOL. Thanks so much Susan, Hugs &**

just beautiful

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Ghee that is nice of you to say. Thank you very much, hugs & ** 4u2 :~}

Beautifully made. All the extra details make it extra special.

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thank you very much, I am glad I am only making the one, hugs & ** 4u2 :~}

Very pretty

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thank you very much. Hugs & **

Wowwwwwwwwwwww your getting good at these hugs

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thanks my friend, I have a really patient teacher. Hugs & ***

Wow, Lor...this is beautiful!

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thanks my friend I am rather pleased with this one too. Hugs & **

It looks lovely and you can be proud of it. Hugs.

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thanks so much. Hugs & **

It looks like a princess, well done!

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Ah she does doesn't she. The Belle of the Ball. Hugs & **

it is very pretty
Lenamae

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by lenamae 23 Aug 2013

they only thing I see is you need one more button at the bottom if you look at the others there is 2 buttons close to gather but not at the bottom .
Hogs
Lena

by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Good eye Lenamae thanks. Hugs & **

Well done. I know it isn't very easy for you to do so many things, but you are one trooper who is doing an amazing job.

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Ah thanks so very much Karen it is sometimes very challenging, but perseverance is the only way to plow through & make any kind of progress. Hugs & **

Amazing work!!!!

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thank you very much. Hugs & **

To me, it looks a beautiful dress on a beautiful doll. Well done!
Hugs, Lidia

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Ah thank you she is my only big girl the rest are babies so I am proud of her. Hugs & **

A trick I learned when at school was to do the herringbone stitch for hemlines. So you sew into the folded hem and then catch only 1or 2 threads of the dress and then loop it back over and under to make a knot, then pull gently and go onto the next stitch. That way there is a little bit of give and it doesn't show so much. Love Chris

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Is this kind of like applique by hand? I never thought of doing it like that? Thanks Chris I will try to remember this. Hugs & **

I love dolls, beautiful

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

me too thanks Marie, Hugs & *** 4U

Loralye you have done a really nice job with this one. Beautiful doll. Wish my hair was the same color as hers. Hugs Shirley

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

thanks so much Shirley, Hugs & *** 4U

Very pretty outfit.

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by pldc 23 Aug 2013

Thanks. Hugs & *** 4U

boy the camera even shows that my hem is not invisible I hate sewing by hand I am not good at it! I have to say that way back when, I did a pretty good job on my porcelain dolls & they have held up really well considering they are from the late 80's to the early 90's. I have only had to repair one hole in the whole bunch.