Hankie Wedding Gown Tutorial

Hello All! I have been receiving a lot of questions (And positive feedback!) concerning my first hankie video. In this video I offer step by step instructions on how to fold a wedding dress. Thank you so much for the interest you have shown & for all of your wonderful comments! Please give me a thumbs up & don't forget to subscribe! Thanks!

[@wendycarter5973]

The hankies are lovely in the uk hankies are much smaller than the ones you use but that’s ok because I like miniature things for miniature dolls so thankyou they would look lovely hanging in a 1/12 scale wardrobe x

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you so much for your comment. I hope your project turns out great. Thanks for watching my video.

[@tanyaswenson918]

I am so glad i saw your video. I am 67 years old, and i have a collection of vintage hankies that were given to me by my grandmother and her sister when i was a little girl. I have kept them in a drawer all these years. I just got them out and washed them by hand and was hoping to do something crafty with them. This is perfect! I will get out my paper and start practicing! Thank you!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Hi Tanya, so glad you enjoyed the video and it is going to help you make a project with your hankies. My hankies were used by my grandmothers too. They hold sweet memories for me. Thanks for watching!

[@Sandy-_s]

I could just look at that quilt all day!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Aww thank you so much. It reminds me so much of grandmothers and all things quilty. I appreciate your commenting and watching the video. Happy New Year.

[@nettiyjensen4224]

Brenda thankyou so so very much for your video i can't wait try this looks beautiful😊

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@kathyoverbey8826]

I watched and rewatched with success! My dresses were used as part of the table dressing at my daughter’s baby shower. She wanted a vintage tea party. Each guest had a dress on their plate.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Kathy, that is so creative. I just love the history of these old hankies. What treasure for everyone to have. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.

[@sheilatrant-mccarthy6555]

What a lovely idea. Very well explained.I've never seen hankies as gorgeous as these where I live

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you so much for the compliment. I have found my hankies in various places, mostly antique stores.

[@sheilafranklin173]

I am about to start a hanky quilt for a friend from her grandmother's hankys.So glad I saw your video.Love your quilt.I have 42 to use to make 3 sisters a lap quilt each.I will end up using sashings and or borders to make big enough.Thanks for you butterfly instructions also I may do one like that and maybe a dress one and then a plain black one for them.She was going to give them to me and another friend.I just couldn't take them and told her I would make her one quilt. Then she asked me to do three so 3 it will be.Such beautiful handkerchiefs.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Sheila, thank you for your comment. Hankies are such a past time treasure to me. I did use sashings too. I am sure yours will be beautiful. I would love to see a picture when they are completed. Thank you for watching!

[@Marla.22]

Those are so adorable

[@judeneufeld8826]

Wow so very lovely. !!!!!!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@sandrascarlette7964]

New to this … I have some hankies so I want to try this … so glad I found you! 🤗❤️

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and giving me feedback. I hope your project turns out great.

[@blossom1643]

Very Pretty!! You give good instructions Enjoyed your video Thanks✌️

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you very much. And thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it.

[@marybethsams1291]

What a clever idea, your wedding dress is just adorable. Love all the expert instructions, will watch it time and time again. The tips are great, we all learn from our mistakes. The tip for buying hankies, is priceless, don’t waste your money, would never believe someone would sell hankies with all those holes. Thank you again!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you. You are really responsible for launching my KZbin. We are having fun with it. Look forward to making some more dresses.

[@LAURACRUZ-wl2mo]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you for watching and giving me feedback.

[@lorettabrail7806]

You are a fabulous instructor! Thank-you!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Loretta, thank you so much. I really appreciate you watching and giving me feedback.

[@pbrenneraz]

I have a nice stash of hankies from box lots of vintage linens over the years. Thank you so much for the great videos, I can't wait to give these a try!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

I hope you do. I would love to see photos of what you create. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@coverturf9154]

Love to see these hankies. I hope to make some of these. Thanks for sharing.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you for your feedback. I love hankies too. I hope your project comes out great!

[@05grandkids]

This is so adorable. Thank you so such for sharing!❤❤

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting on the video.

[@phyllisdippert2216]

I have seen and saved your video on the hanky video. My daughter buys me hankies when she goes to an antique mall. Soon i will have enough to start!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Phyllis, that is great. I have so many, but so many other projects to complete first. Thanks for watching.

[@pollyporter-campbell7493]

Thank you. I'm sure I'll have to watch this 10 more times before I try....

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Polly, thank you again for watching. It really does get easier each time you do the fold. I have had to rewatch my own video at times. LOL

[@dalegruder2363]

Genius! Or as the Brits say, brilliant!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you so much for the comment. I hope it inspires you to make something with vintage hankies.

[@CrypticConversions]

I need some hankies now...

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

😃 Be careful, it can be become an addiction. Like collecting fabric. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@williemaepearson4011]

This is BEAUTIFUL thanks 4 SHARING

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate viewers feedback.

[@maryjones3369]

Excellent information! Thank you❤️❤️

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Mary, you are welcome and thank you for giving me feedback.

[@mrswmayres]

Your videos are outstanding...thank you!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@michelebaker5018]

These are so darling.. just beautiful 😍... !!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you so much. I am going to look for more folds for the future.

[@anitaznoy2807]

Wonderful ideas. I was thinking that you could use a variety of sizes by doing vertical rows of background instead of squares or rectangles all the same size.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Great idea. I know I have a variety of hankie sizes. Thank you for watching and giving me feedback.

[@februaryangel1]

TYFS 👍🏽💯

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

You are so welcome. I can't resist looking for these hankies when we are out antiquing.

[@lorenaboutin6422]

Very good tutorial.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you. I appreciate you giving feedback.

[@conniebentley8967]

You are an excellent teacher! Can you tell me the best way to attach the hankies to the background fabric?

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Connie, thank you for the kind words. I am currently working on another hankie quilt for a friend. I am using a lightweight Pellon iron-on fusible interfacing on the backside of the hankies, after they are finished with the folding process. This will help to ensure that the folds stay in place. I also have used some clear tacky glue down the folds in the front. Very small dots. I attached my hankies to the foundation block of the quilt by hand with matching embroidery thread. I realize that not everyone is able to do hand sewing. With the Pellon interfacing on the back making the hankies a bit sturdier, you should be able to pin them to your block and do a small zig zag or blanket stitch around the outside edge with matching colored thread. I have learned since I made my first dress hankie quilt that the interfacing helps to keep the folds in place. My quilt has hung on my living room wall for almost 2 years now and one of the more "thin" vintage hankies has the folds sort of falling out. I have had to go back with a little bit of tacky glue to put it back into place. Maybe I need to do a "new and updated" hankie video with a few additions. Thank you for your feedback and I hope your quit turns out beautiful. I would love to see a picture of it!

[@conniebentley8967]

@@BrendasQuiltRoom Thank you for your reply! Very helpful!!

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

@@conniebentley8967 glad to help

[@runningbearwhitedove7129]

I love it 🥰

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Thank you! I hope you try it and let me know how it turned out. Thanks for watching.

[@runningbearwhitedove7129]

@@BrendasQuiltRoom I sure will !

[@Pearls1971]

❤

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

thank you for watching and giving me a heart. I appreciate it.

[@Pearls1971]

@@BrendasQuiltRoom your welcome I love you videos

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

@@Pearls1971 Thank you!

[@joannarogers3660]

How many inches is the "standard" square hankie before you begin folding? I image it can depend on the project, but I liked your dresses so much I am planning on making four of them and I need them all to be about the same size. Such a lovely project. I am so excited because it will allow me to pull together a display that incorporates my mother-in-law's antique hankies, my mom's quilting talent, and hopefully my crafty side at making the dresses and then I will frame them. My mother-in-law is quite elderly and I would love to share this with her before she passes. So beautiful.

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

Most of the hankies are anywhere from 11 x 11.5 to 13 x 13.5 inches for the "dresses" The ones for the "wedding gowns" were even larger than that. That is so sweet to do that for your mother-in-law. I am sure she will just love it. I also did another video where I show you how to fold the hankie into a butterfly. I actually did that for a friend whose mother-in-law passed and mounted it into a shadow box frame for her. Thank you for watching and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

[@joettepost8195]

Have you ever figured out a groom' hankie to go with the bride's?

[@BrendasQuiltRoom]

I have never thought about that. That is something that I will have to look into. Thanks for the idea. I do know that black hankies are hard to come by because they were "mourning" hankies used at funerals. Most of those did not survive the period. I do have a couple of black ones in my collection. I will see what I can find.