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Making A Dress For The School Fundraiser

11/22/2011

My kids go to a small Catholic school and every year they have a big fundraiser for the school. This year the gala event was held at The Ronald Reagan Library. 
 I decided to make a First Communion dress to auction off with all of the proceeds going to the school. That’s what I spent Friday and Saturday doing. My son was singing in the choir at the auction and leaving at 4 to set things up. I finished this dress at about 3:30! It felt like one of those Project Runway moments. I had planned on sewing hand beading to the neck and sleeves but I didn’t have time so I just had to “Make It Work.”
The dress was made from silk shantung and had a petticoat and silk roses on a silk organza sash. I pretty much drafted the whole thing except for the bodice piece I used from a Simplicity pattern. I drafted the sleeves because I have yet to find a cute little girls dress pattern with a cap sleeve. The whole thing cost me about thirty five dollars in fabric and it auctioned off at 200 dollars! That’s what I call a markup!
Here is my son who is making a very rare appearance on my blog. I can’t believe he is turning 18 this Saturday.
Me and the hubs. My daughter did my hair and makeup. She followed a smoky eye tutorial on You Tube and she did a very good job!

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Comments

  1. MaggieS says

    11/22/2011 at 8:17 pm

    Nice confirmation dress. Did you make all the rosettes, or buy them and pin them on?

  2. Sara Noemi says

    11/22/2011 at 11:30 pm

    Pretty! And it looks like those pleats took a long time! You really made it work =)

  3. Sew Country Chick says

    11/23/2011 at 12:21 am

    @ Maggie, I bought a yard of this rosette trim I have been saving. It’s really neat.

  4. Janlynn says

    11/23/2011 at 3:51 am

    You have made a beautiful dress for some very lucky little girl. You should feel very good that you raised so much money for your school.

    Your daughter did a great job on your smoky eyes.
    Your son looks very handsome and an 18th birthday is cause for celebration.

  5. khristie B says

    11/23/2011 at 7:18 am

    I can’t believe you have an 18 year old son. Handsome devil he is too. The dress is gorgeous.

  6. Debi says

    11/23/2011 at 8:28 am

    Love the dress with the rose belt! Really beautiful! And wow, like Khristie B, I can’t believe you have an 18 year old son!!! Sounds like you had a great time!!

  7. Alix says

    11/23/2011 at 4:13 pm

    What a beautiful dress and a great way to raise funds! If my daughter were still at her Catholic Primary School I would suggest that for their Christmas Fair – this year’s youngsters will have just begun their First Holy Communion preparation, so Mum’s will be thinking ahead to next May!
    x

  8. Lil' Bit and Nan says

    11/24/2011 at 4:37 am

    Wow! Great job on the dress, it looks beautiful! Glad the school made a great auction profit off of it. I love the Reagan library, you were in my home town. – Bethany

  9. Cindy says

    11/24/2011 at 4:07 pm

    It’s gorgeous! I can see why it was auctioned off for $200.:)

  10. sew vala says

    11/25/2011 at 12:15 am

    The dress is lovely, and some little girl is going to feel very special wearing it.

  11. Bless by Tone says

    11/26/2011 at 12:19 pm

    love the dress – think I might have found my daughter’s Christmas dress

  12. MushyWear says

    11/27/2011 at 9:04 am

    You did a beautiful job on the dress. I love the fabric and the roses around the waistband.

  13. Sophia says

    11/27/2011 at 8:17 pm

    What a beautiful dress. I’m not surprised it sold for for $200 because it looks like it came from a boutique. Great job!



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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