Sewing my Wedding Dress - Chronological View

For those of you who are interested in looking at dress progress from beginning to end, this is where you want to be!


Dress Idea Description - March 12, 2010
My Dress Sketches
Dressmaking Days 1 and 2 - March 20-21, 2010
Dressmaking Weekend 2 - March 27-28, 2010
Dressmaking Weekend 3 - April 10-11, 2010
New Dress Muslin - April 24, 2010
Fitting the Muslin - June 25, 2010
Amazing Idea for my Petals
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part I - 7/10/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part II - 7/13/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part III - 7/15/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part IV - 7/17/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part V - 7/18/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part VI - 7/28/2010
Post-Fitting Adjustments to Foundation Part VII - 8/2/2010
Lining Muslin - Finally, not the Foundation! - August 15, 2010
Foundation Adjustments Part VIII - August 19, 2010
Marathon Day of Sewing! - August 21, 2010
Marathon Day of Sewing Part II! - August 22, 2010
Back to the Wedding Dress! - November 8, 2010
How to Keep Your Cat Off Your Wedding Dress - November 8, 2010
Most of the Dress Cut, Basting and Thread Tracing Begun - November 13-14, 2010 
November 21 - Task List and Strategic Planning Day 
Warning: Major Nerdiness Inside - Petal Pattern for the Dress- November 21, 2010
Improved Petal Pattern - November 23, 2010
Buttons and Petals - Last Week - November 28, 2010
Petals - November 28, 2010
Non-Sewing Milestone - December 3 (with sewing update)
"Gingerbread" "House" Weekend - December 5 (with sewing update)
Dress Assembly Begun! - December 8
Buttons Arrived - I am IMPRESSED - December 8
Dress Progress December 11-12
Seams Basted, Dress Ready for Fitting! - December 18
Update: Wedding Dress Fitting, Grey Dress Cleaning, and Sewing Machine! - December 22
Foundation Fits! and Buttonhole Progress - January 3, 2011
Dress Progress First Week of January - January 9
Ruffles and Seams - Weekend of January 8-9
Dress and Crafts Progress January 14-18 
Waist Stay In...Foundation Finished! - January 24 
Lining Finished! - January 29
Overdress Finished! - January 30
Dress Seam Finishing Begun - January 30
Finally, Seam Finishing Finished! - February 5
Dress Assembly Begun! - February 5
Crisis February 6 - Forgotten Fitting Adjustments
Disaster Managed - February 6
Day of Closures - Foundation and Dress - February 13
29 Buttons Sewn, and an Underlap, Too - February 14
Hem Marking and Button Fastening - February 15
Dress Hem Update - February 18
Hemming Finished! - February 20
Hanging Loops and Bustling - February 20
Petals Attached, Dress All But Complete! - February 21

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