Wedding Dress Quilt and Pillow for Theresa

Haven't been blogging lately, been busy quilting!  

Theresa asked me to make a quilt and pillow from her wedding dress.   As you can see from the picture, it's a beautiful dress, but because it was short, I wasn't sure I could make both the quilt and pillow.  

She also sent me a picture of the historic building where they were married, and asked me to use it somehow. I drew out the picture, and machine embroidered it onto one side of the pillow, with circular lace and beading from the dress sleeves..  The other side of the pillow was covered with the beautiful lace and beading.

The quilt was 

The quilt was made with the satin from the dress, with portions covered in lace and individual embellishments, and a lace ruffle.  Then it was heavily machine quilted.  The finished quilt was 36" x 36".

Just enough left over to make a lace garter for her to pass down.

Mary

Modern Wedding Dress Quilt

Rachel wanted something different and modern for her wedding dress quilt.  Her dress was short, so fabric was limited, and she wanted to use her wedding colors in the quilt.  I used her colors for the top of the quilt, and satin from her dress for the "flower stems" and appliques for the "flowers".  It was machine quilted in an all-over feather design.

It's very interesting and different, but she really liked it, and it was a lot of fun to make!

Mary

Gloves & Garter Wedding Dress Quilt

Lena sent me a beautiful lace wedding dress, with fingerless net gloves and a garter, to incorporate into a quilt.  The design used the bodice from the dress, and the lace from the skirt was used for the border and ruffle.  The satin in the dress worked beautifully for the background in the center, and under the lace border.

Her wedding photo was incorporated into the label on the back of the quilt.

Spiral machine quilting for the bodice an d border, and feathers for the center.

Mary

Purple and White Wedding Dress Quilt

This wedding dress was a beautiful white satin dress, with a purple border around the bodice and down the train.  It was perfect for a wedding dress quilt!   The center design was from the bottom of the front of the dress, with appliques in the top corners.

Feather quilting was perfect for the quilt, the designs on the dress made perfect "stems" for the feathers.

Hope the bride enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Mary