Gorgeous dress which will make a fab skirt, what’s a lucky find 🎉

That skirt and turtleneck will be perfect, it's exactly what I would choose to wear to a winter wedding. A friend of mine recently found her MOTB dress and shoes at Goodwill, also in shades of blue! I was actually wedding dress shopping with her and her daughter yesterday, she said yes to a mini wedding dress! The future bride was looking at a super long veil to complete her vision, but wow!, the veil was almost $600. Well, of course i said I could make her one way cheaper. This is going to be fun sharing the MOTB journey with you.

Can't wait to see the final reveal of your m-o-b outfit!!! You seriously scored on this dress find! 🥰 Dori

That is a wonderful find on that dress you found. I know you will be able to get it and the turtle neck just perfect. We to are getting new windows installed in our house on Feb 16 and I can’t wait! I’m not a happy camper and would appreciate your prayers. I spent 9 hours in the ER today because of pain from my surgery and back pain. I’m having burning pain in my stomach like being cut with a knife. Also back pain that is messing up my sleep.

Jen, that's going to be STUNNING! I made that coat in the high/low view with the high just at the knees. Maybe you could do that instead of taking out a front panel? I also didn't do the stand up collar, but made a hood! Did it in a black and gray wool herringbone and I wear it so often (live in PA). It is a really cute coat and everyone comments on it. It's going to be gorgeous in that blue velvet. I can't wait to see the finished product.

You are going to look stunning, Jen! Looking forward to seeing the progress and hope everything goes well! Kind regards from Penny 🇬🇧😊💕🤞🏻

Looking forward to seeing that all come together...you are very adventurous!😄

Where in Colorado? I live in Colorado!! It’s beautiful in the snow,

Hi Jen! We've chatted briefly before. I'm in Beavercreek. I know that you occasionally go to Joann in Beavercreek when you visit your parents. I don't know if it is closing or not. Have you heard anything? The manager, Néce, isn't there anymore☹️.

Great finds. I didn't wear a typical mother of the bride dress, it was a summer wedding so I had more options.

Please make a video showing how you do these. I'm so interested.

And you could wear thermal underwear under that skirt!

Oh my stars Jen, what an amazing find - AND it has pockets (happy dance). The plain velvet will serve you better than the sparkly one in my opinion, it will be a beautiful coat and top, but it will allow the skirt to be the hero piece. I’m so looking forward to traveling with you throughout your journey. 🌹❤️

That dress is going to be so stunning on you - that royal blue is your color for sure! I miss you - we need to get together soon please :)

Now I’m thinking about jewelry. I don’t know about you, but most of my nicer jewelry is gold. I think silver has got to be the way to go with that outfit. Maybe you could look for some kind of faux brooch that would light up that sweater. Some nice silvery chandelier earrings. The possibilities are just endless.

By the way, that gorgeous blue velvet is going to look stunning next to your eyes.

When you said hood my first question is what about your hair. It sounds like you’re going to need a hat no matter what. What on earth are you going to do? Hats just strike fear in my heart. Once I have one on my hair is ruined for sure. My first thought is to have your hair up in a style where most of it is tucked away for the ceremony. Sometimes I can devise a bun that when I shake my hair out it looks really pretty. If you have something that you know how to do like that it would work great. Maybe you guys could hire a hairdresser to fix your hair up between the ceremony and the reception. It would not need to be a full on start from scratch hairdo, just a nice fix up to get over having worn hats. I kind of like that idea.

You are a SAINT for repairing his coat!! It’s kind of a shame that folks who don’t sew can’t appreciate the sheer effort of fixing something, but they just can’t. Well done Jen!!👏👏

Jen, it was a great find, and whenever something similar happens to me, I always thank Father God for once again being so gracious!!!

Score!!! What about a silver glitter wide elastic waistband for the skirt? HL sells it! The ceremony setting and wedding attire sound gorgeous, and I’m picturing Narnia in my head, especially the cape! 🤩Can’t wait to see everything! 😘💗

It will be fun to see your dress come together.

The dress itself looks great on you😊

Does the Goodwill blue sparkle fabric and your blue stretch velvet match close enough that you could use the sparkle for the front and neck and possibly the back with the sleeves of the stretch velvet?

You will be a beautiful mother of the bride!

Your MOB ensemble will be beautiful! My 35 year old daughter is getting married 3/14/25. The Lord blessed me with two dresses that were on the sales rack at a bridal shop for $20 each! They are both a size 10 and I am a 6. I dropped one off this week at an alterations shop. I truly want to alter the other one all on my own. I have been sewing for 50 years, but the only alterations I have done after a garment is made is a hem. I will be making a wrap out of polyester chiffon fabric; do you have any tips on making a rolled hem on the sewing machine? Thanks in advance. God bless.

wow you'll look amazing Beautiful find

Your MOB outfit is going to be amazing!!

Great video. I am 70 years old and learned to sew back in home ec class. Yesterday, I used Style Arc's Lena Shift Dress pattern to make my first shift. I made it from a beautiful floral bedsheet and it fits perfectly. I'm going to make a fabric belt also, for variety. Yes, God does look at the true believer through the blood of Christ and for the converted soul, our past, present and future sins are put as far away as east is from west but, Scripture is clear that as Christ said in John 3:7 "You must be born again" for this to be a reality in our life. Blessings to you.

Hi Jen! You got a lot going on to think about! The ball gown dress is beautiful. I know you will make it more beautiful with that stretch blue fabric.

Hi Jen, loving the plans, cant wait to see how it turns out 😊 If they are coordinating/matching colours, you could make the collar and cuffs from the sparkly knit 😊

What a WIN!! That dress was just waiting for you and sending out vibes for you to find it! The fabric is amazing and your vision for your MOB dress is outstanding. It's going to be elegant, multi purpose and warm all at the same time!! Can't wait to follow you on this journey. I didn't want to be the traditional MOB either so had an outfit made but that's a whole other story 😂. So lovely to see you and catch up with what you've been doing. ❤❤😘 xx

Stunning outfit you are so lucky to find that dress 😊😊😊

thanks for the discussion on GOD

What a magical, dreamtime wedding this will be. Wondering what the groom and your husband will be wearing.

Hi Jen. What a beautiful find…the dress is perfect and the blue velvet is lovely. I love your new windows… I hope they’re car proof too 😮 I am looking forward to seeing your progress on the dress. I love hearing about your visit with your parents. I can tell you…when that day comes and they aren’t around… you will relive every minute of these times with them. I miss mine every day and consider myself blessed beyond measure to have had them as long as I did. Mama used to say she wished she was able to come and wash my dishes…. I would say, I wish you were too because I hate doing dishes! 😅 we had so much fun. Have a great weekend. ❤ Diann

Wow, what an exciting journey!! It's going to be fabulous.

Wow! You’ve got a lot to figure out but I know it will all come together and look fabulous❤️

I also spread the sleeve cap to create a puffed sleeve.

You are going to look fabulous!!

I’ve made that coat! It is so pretty. Not difficult but I used a lot of fabric. Because of all the seams it is easy to alter. Can’t wait to see your version.

That dress ensemble is going to be gorgeous. What an amazing Goodwill find. That was a Godsend! I think a winter wedding is exciting. Cant wait to see the pics. Love and miss you!!!❤

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You could also buy a candle from dollar tree to wax your thread.

You could use the small rotary cutter as your paper cutter. It would be a saving grace on your regular 45 mm rotary cutters.

Maybe a peonie

Congratulations on figuring out how to fix the coat! I like easy repairs because it feels good to get something back in use - I guess those who do it for a living enjoy the challenge. Our daughter went to New Orleans over the long MLK weekend to get away from the weather in Michigan and wound up staying an extra four days due to the ice and snow "down South," something she did not expect 😁!

I also hate repairs. 😮. And love your blizzard story! Does that make you class of 77? Me too!! Stay warm. Hugs ❤❤❤

Hello Jen, I have to say I totally can relate when it comes to alterations! I DO NOT LIKE DOING THEM! I’m strictly a creator and want to keep it that way. I don’t even like doing them for myself! So I understand why your alterations shop is closed! 😂 Happy you persisted and got it done! ❤. Also, you know I’m from the Midwest too (Wisconsin) and try to only go back when it’s warm. However, like you, I had to go back one November around Thanksgiving and OMG! It snowed! Being from Florida at that time, my body just was not use to that type of “shimmer me timbers” type of weather! If you’ve gone already…I pray you stayed warm! 😊

Such a wonderful KZbin find .... I'm in a body change and happy to have found your channel

Don't know if this would have helped, but Amazon sells a zipper repair kit. I found out after I replaced the zipper for the second time on a coat. I have a friend from Ohio that is staying in the Panama Beach area. She wasn't happy by the snow. It is currently snowing in northern Nevada. This is the first storm since a small storm in December.