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Wedding/Baptism gown question

lilmel6lilmel6
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Has anyone had their wedding dress made into a baptismal gown for their LO? I'm really interested in doing this, but am curious how to go about it without spending a ton of money. My mom has already offered to do the sewing. My other idea was to use my dress to make a blanket / shawl for our daughter. We could use the blanket for her Baptism and then she could use the shawl for her wedding. Or I was going to keep it super simple and have a few hankerchiefs made -  you know, for her something old. (I realize how far ahead of myself I'm getting, but I'd like to do something with the dress).

Thoughts / suggestions?

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Re: Wedding/Baptism gown question

  • CheshiritaCheshirita

    My friend found a pattern online and made several pieces from her dress. She made the baptismal gown, a bonnet, a pillow, and a blanket. She used the rest of the material left to make a photo album cover and for scrap booking photos of their wedding and her little girl's baptism. I don't know where she got the patten but I'm sure you could find one online or at a craft store.

    Good luck! I'd love to see what you end up making!

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  • lckytabby3lckytabby3
    I bought a pattern from Joanns and made it with my mom.   It was easier then I thought.  Most of my gown was trashed but we found a few pieces good enough to make the dress and a bonnet out of.  I am so glad I made it.  I looked into having it done and it was pretty pricey.  If your mom can sew I would take her up on it.  Help her out and I think it will mean even more to you.  Great memories!!!!
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  • PhillySuePhillySue
    I had my dress made into dd's gown. This is something I always wanted to do.  I figured why have my dress just sit around collecting dust.   I got the name of someone (a cute italian grandma) who did alterations and made dresses.  I thought it was pretty reasonable ($150.00).  Her dress turned out so beautiful!
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  • speak-ezspeak-ez
    I wanted to do that and there is a shop near me that does it (I don't sew), but they charge 300 and I just can't justify it. That's almost as much as my gown cost!! L is actually going to be baptized in the gown I (and my siblings) wore when we were baptized so I like that it still has special meaning.
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  • LuckySunshineBabyLuckySunshineBaby member

    I purchased a pattern (at Walmart, before they stopped carrying their patterns).  I sent it to my Grandma to have made (she taught me to sew) but she wasn't a 100% so my cousin made it.  It was unbelievable.  I just loved all the details.  I was so thrilled to have exactly what I wanted.  The only issue was that they didn't believe me that my 5.5 baby was small, so they made it S, instead of XS, so it was a little big.

    I would try Etsy.

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