Holy First Comunion Dress - Seraphina pattern

[@sandraobrien8705]

Oh my goodness some projects eh? When she's grown up, she'll look back with so much fondness on memories like these, the first communion dress her grandmother made for her with love.

[@FarrellFocus]

Hi Sandra, lol, I hope so. I’ll just be glad to get it done. My bad luck continued…my iron quit working! 🙄😳😬🤣😂

[@cjhines726]

The dress is beautiful! You did a great job of working thru all the issues!👍

[@juliek2780]

What a lucky little girl to have a grandma to sew such a beautiful Holy Communion dress! I was at my church today and they are preparing for Holy Communion Mass this weekend! I love seeing all the kids in their beautiful outfits! Here in Az we are already reaching into the 90's.... its short sleeves and sandals for us! Have a wonderful celebration and enjoy your visit with family!

[@lynnshepard7485]

Gorgeous heirloom dress for your granddaughter, Stephanie! I hope you embroider your name and the date into the hem or a side seam so that 100 years from now that record will be there along with treasured memories. 🥰

[@FarrellFocus]

Oh my gosh! I never even thought of that! What a great idea. Thanks! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@polaris299]

"Magical" is a great description of your tulip garden, especially the shot with the lights--just beautiful! I love how your granddaughter's first holy communion dress turned out. I especially like her last pose--she's a cutie-pie! We're still coolish at night here in FL but days are sunny and warm.

[@lavadajenkins2955]

The dress is beautiful! This week we went camping with my sister-in-law and our 5 month old Pomeranian puppy, Riley. He loved it. Needless to say, I didn't get any sewing done. I am going to try self drafting a purse as my next project. No idea how that will turn out but it will be fun trying.

[@FarrellFocus]

Oh Lavada…you got to go camping! I’m ITCHING to go! A self drafted purse!! I LOVE it! I would love to see pics! 📸 Hugs 🥰🥰🥰

[@shelleykearney4212]

Stephanie you crack me up. I love love love listening to you. You make me smile - thank you

[@MichelleSewsAgain]

I’m so glad that the dress is working out in the end! Your granddaughter looks radiant 😊. I’m not sure what I’m going to work on this weekend but I need some tops so that might be my project. Enjoy your weekend Stephanie!!

[@FarrellFocus]

Hi Michelle, I want some tops too! I really haven’t found one that I love. 🤷🏼‍♀️. Good luck! 🥰🥰🥰

[@LostMyThread]

Oh, I've had some of those cursed projects. 🙈 I feel your pain! How awesome that you persevered. It looks absolutely gorgeous. What a lucky little girl!

[@passenoc]

Your granddaughters communion dress is BEAUTIFUL and she looks adorable in it !! I made my granddaughters communion dress about 6 years ago, WOW, that was nerve racking. She drew a picture and chose her own fabric. I was terrified to cut the fabric and get going on it. I actually basted everything by hand before I sewed it. But it turned out very well, and she loved it. Your sewing is amazing and I know the dress will be beautiful, all those smiles will make it a wonderful memory.

[@FarrellFocus]

Lol. You get it Carol. I wanted it to be what she wanted, but I had my doubts. I’ll just be glad to have it done. And I’m so relieved that she likes it!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@pamelamann7933]

Love the little communion dress she looks like a little angel. We have been busy camping the last 2 weekends and next weekend we are going to Cumberland Falls, then we’ll have a break for a few weeks.happy camping 🏕 and happy sewing 🧵 till next time 😊

[@tamarakarlin2758]

Beautiful granddaughter & perfect dress, bravo for sticking with it & thank you for sharing your tips! Don't forget to put a small label in with the date & your name for her. Your garden is lovely! Still 40's to low 50's here in Chicago. Have a great week Stephanie!

[@viedeprimes]

It’s a bit cold in London today! I used stretch lace for the first time and used a rolled hem with my serger. How much more I love my serger now!! Love your passion to sew. Thanks for sharing.

[@barbarawarner4645]

The Dress is just lovely. Good on you! Living in the Netherlands, you know I miss those dry & warm Amador Co summer evenings! Lucky you.

[@marylusk8287]

Stephanie, you did a great job on that dress, and your granddaughter is adorable in it. The weather is cool here in TN. I just finished embroidering a pillow for gift and I am glad that project is finished!!

[@FarrellFocus]

Hi Mary, thank you! I think she’s cute too! 🥰🥰🥰. Yay! A pillow gift. My Mom is just finishing one for me. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@knittingstitchingmontana]

Hi Stephanie. That dress was indeed over the top! Bravo! Really good job there on that special dress. You. An de-stress now. I am currently working on my first shirt for my husband. The collar was definitely not the easiest thing I have ever worked on. Thank you for your video. 🤩

[@heatherpenman3906]

Hi - well done on persevering and getting the Communion Dress complete. It looks lovely as does your grand daughter. My First Holy Communion dress was made by Mary Futter (who then made my debutante dress, and wedding dress) and the fabric was given to Mum by a parishoner. Then 29 years later my daughter wore the dress for her First Holy Communion. I still have it, and now that my daughter has a daughter, I hope she will wear it one day.

[@FarrellFocus]

Oh my gosh Heather. This is just the kind of story I love!! It’s the BEST reason to sew!! Thanks for sharing. 🥰🥰🥰

[@Carmen96029]

The dress is just perfect and SO precious on her. She is an adorable fashion plate 💞🤩 Great work on the incredible heirloom 🙌 I see your hubby’s photos on IG all the time, he’s SO extremely talented and has such a knack for staging exquisite photos 😍Your flower bed is beautiful, tulips are one of my faves as well 🌷Have a great visit w/family and create those memories!

[@FarrellFocus]

Hi Carmen, thank you so much! I will pass along your compliment to hubby. 🥰🥰🥰

[@kes44p]

What a beautiful dress, a true labour of love, she looks adorable! With love from Wales, K xx

[@heatherpenman3906]

PS Stephanie, we are the opposite season to you so it's getting colder. I have enjoyed being away every week in my RV over the Summer. Today I'm sitting on my deck in the sun, and will have a swim at my apartment complex, and tomorrow I have work. Not sure if I might get to some cutting out / sewing later today. Love from New Zealand x

[@robynlaszlo6128]

Amazing sew she looks gorgeous glad it ended well

[@Zeevah-x5g]

It is wonderful that you finished the dress to her and your satisfaction! There really is no pressure like doing a special something for someone you love, is there? I've been working on stabilizing my great-grandmother's wedding dress (sewn in 1882) to prep it for a small town museum. I've been doing it all by hand because the fabric is so fragile. I started the work in January, and I'm hoping to have it finished before June. Once it is off my plate, I will be diving in head first into easy sews... non-pressure things like summer dresses for myself.

[@FarrellFocus]

Oh my gosh! What a wonderful project. Every stitch you make is like time travel to a different era. I wish I could see a photo. Hugs 🥰🥰🥰

[@RobertaSharpe]

It remains cold here on Long Island. The dress is beautiful. Haven't been sewing. Working on Mother's Day cards. We did get out camping first week of April but it was so cold it was not enjoyable at all. Next trip is for Memorial Day weekend. Should be much better weather. Making sweat suit outfit for that.

[@andrearyan816]

Goodness it’s stressful enough sewing a york pinafore for my daughter in law. Your granddaughter’s dress is beautiful. Blooming freezing on the east coast in the UK 🥶

[@FarrellFocus]

Yes Andrea! So stressful! Aw…hope you get some warm weather soon!! ☀️☀️☀️

[@michellelemesurier3106]

The dress looks so awesome...she is very blessed to have you in her life :)

[@houseinnorthcarolina9439]

Stephanie, Good luck with the dress for your granddaughter. I'm confident it will be perfect. Suzanne

[@joannebanks2147]

Hello Hello lol You are doing 👏 with the dress Velvet isn't easy to work with and a overlay so give yourself a pat on the back well done You are on the home stretch I know your frustration with the dots on the fabric That has happened to me or a flaw I keep the sample and when I go back to the fabricland near me They are always so good for giving me a discount on something else Especially if the fabric wasn't on a discount table and marked flawed But it is frustrating for working around it or having to wait because you don't have enough then Hope you get onto some less stressful sewing projects soon I am in my sewing room enjoying making a couple of spring tops and blouses 👚 My renovated sewing room my happy place Listening to my Utube sewing friends Taken care Happy sewing God bless you

[@robinwrightdenny5448]

You did a fabulous job! The dress is perfect!

[@dorothygordon8906]

Good job dress is beautiful garden is excellent

[@sew_april]

This reminds me of my struggle with my daughter's wedding dress! 😮 I'm so glad she didn't want lace!!! Oooh you'r granddaughter looks absolutely beautiful!! You should be so proud you hung in there!❤

[@kellihasley7406]

You did such an amazing job on that dress. I will also be sewing this weekend. I made some pilazzo pants and have to fix my elastic waist. It’s twisted. I’m in Nashville, and the weather is around 80 this weekend and a lot of front porch sittin’!

[@sewndebisdream6953]

Hello hello! Love your hair right off!!! The dress and fabric look fabulous! I( I bought some blue cotton duck fabric from Joanne's and it had black spots...looked like mold and didn't come out after washing...it was unbelievable...So I know how you felt!) Yes, I love the rolled hem on the serger! Fantastic! It's so nice here in South Carolina...cool nights and warms up in the 70's but it's going to be hotter next week. Love your flowers.

[@lindalavoie9702]

The dress is so pretty! Stephanie, U did such a nice job on the dress even through all your troubles!!! Your garden is so beautiful! WOW Love it!

[@FarrellFocus]

Thank you so much Linda!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@paintingchick]

Your tulips are beautiful!

[@howardpennpenn]

Oh...doesn't it always go wrong when you are doing it for someone else?!?!🤨 Well done for persevering! Its beautiful..🥰..Andrea x

[@joanneblair2087]

Your granddaughter’s dress is sweet. It is so cold here today.

[@jeannie82024]

Adorable little girls!!!

[@tioiseau6]

So pretty!

[@dianemorrall2687]

Well done you for even attempting something like this! It is beautiful. Did you use French seams on the lace?

[@sarahodonnell6957]

Beautiful dress gorgeous granddaughter well done you. Maybe return the fabric and explain when you have finished it, it might help with storage issues or another customer 🙌💙💚❤️💜

[@gailmartinez830]

Your grand babies dress turned out beautiful..and your garden is awesome come and visit me,, I’m looking foward to the measurement chart I need help can you show how to fit adjustment as you are making the pattern

[@socarole66]

Hi that dress is just beautiful and your grand daughter looks so pretty in it. This weekend we are in our caravan only half an hour from home but it is a bank holiday weekend for us in the UK. Just set up the caravan but its quite chilly still! Are you planning another trip soon? Very excited to hear the news re the hoody dress. Have a great weekend and well done on persevering with the communion dress x

[@FarrellFocus]

Hi Carole, oh my gosh! I’m jealous of your camping trip! Yes, we have a trip planned for early June. I really can’t wait! 🥰🥰🥰

[@maddycollins356]

Spots looks like mold.

[@MimiMakesStuff]

That’s why I don’t shop at Joann’s. I would rather pay more for quality.