Start Date: October 26, 2010
Completion Date: May 2011
All You Sisters Are Awesome! Thank you for being a part of this very special dress! And still to come, an accessory for the dress by Stella's Great Aunt Susan "Sue-Sue" in Vermont, a button from Stella's Great Aunt Deb in Toledo, a button from Bunny in Florida, and an apron by her mommy.
This dress will be quite the heirloom :)
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
The Stella Friendship Dress made it's rounds spanning the country from Toledo, to Southern Ohio, Down South to Georgia and further south onto Florida, then making it's way Out West to Denver, Up to Northern Michigan and heading Out to the East Coast over to Maine and then Down to Vermont where I was reunited with it and saw it for the very first time since I started it back on October 26, 2010!
And HOW ADORABLE it turned out!!! Thank You, Thank you, THANK YOU all of you for being a part of this and obliging my request when i asked if you'd like to join in on this very special dress of Stella's.
Stella wore this while in Vermont for photos but we'll want to wait a little longer before she can really wear it as it's a little long on her - but it won't be too far off before she can wear it and oh i can't wait!
EVERY PART OF THIS DRESS IS MY FAVORITE PART
that's all i can say!
ALL THE CUTE CARDS AND NOTES
And now for a detailed PHOTO LOG so each of you can see the dress in all of it's various stages and know who did what. And again, THANK YOU. You all did such a wonderful and THOUGHTFUL job.
PHOTO LOG
Toledo, OHIO
I sewed the skirt using my daughter's Great Grandmother, my grandmother, Stella's 1950's sewing machine.
October 26, 2010
SKIRT
BUTTON ON BORDER
STELLA'S MOMMYToledo, OHIO
I sewed the skirt using my daughter's Great Grandmother, my grandmother, Stella's 1950's sewing machine.
November 16, 2010
BODICE, TRIM BETWEEN SKIRT & BODICE, & 3 BUTTONS ON TRIM
BUTTON ON BORDER
STELLA'S JEAMMA (my mom)
Toledo, OHIO
STELLA'S GREAT AUNT SNOOKIE
Toledo, OHIO
Toledo, OHIO
November 2010
RUFFLE
APRON
FABRIC FLOWER WITH BEAD - On Bodice
Toledo, OHIO
November 2010
POCKET WITH TRIM
BUTTON ON BORDER
STELLA'S AUNT AMY
Toledo, OHIO
Toledo, OHIO
STELLA'S 2nd COUSIN, KELSEY
Toledo, OHIO
Toledo, OHIO
Showing Button Border
Full Apron Length
Sash
STELLA'S GREAT GRANDMA ALICE
Grandma is 86 yrs. old & she hand sewed these bows!
Toledo, OHIO
Fort Olgethorpe, GEORGIA
STELLA'S 2nd COUSIN, JODI
Denver, COLORADO
(Now Living In Wilmington, NC)
MARGO (Britny's Mom)
Traverse City, MICHIGAN
Showing Top 3 Buttons
Full Apron
STELLA'S "BRIT-BRIT" (BRITNY)
Traverse City, MICHIGAN
PEGGY (Lola's GiGi)
Deerfield Beach, FLORIDA
Bellbrook, OHIO
EMILEE (Lola's Mommy)
Bellbrook, OHIO
JENNY
West Chester, OHIO
STELLA'S 2nd COUSIN, KAREN
Springfield, OHIO
Portland, MAINE
Strafford, VERMONT
Lighthouse Point, FLORIDA
(button sewn on during our visit with Bunny in Kissimmee, FL 2012)
April 2012
STELLA'S friend Claire
Toledo, OHIO
(Claire dropped by for a visit and to give Stella her apron just days before she moved to D.C.)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
~To All Of You~
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Toledo, OHIO
December 6, 2010
REMOVABLE SASH
BUTTON ON BORDER
JILLToledo, OHIO
January 2011
ELEPHANT PATCH On Aunt's Joyce's Apron
Toledo, OHIO
January 2011
2 APRONS & SASH
BUTTON ON BORDER
STELLA'S GREAT AUNT JOYCEToledo, OHIO
Showing Button Border
Full Apron Length
Sash
January 2011
3 BOWS On Aunt Joyce's Apron
Grandma is 86 yrs. old & she hand sewed these bows!
Toledo, OHIO
January 2011
BUTTERFLY PATCH On Aunt Joyce's Sash
BUTTON On Aunt Joyce's Sash
BUTTON On Aunt Joyce's Sash
BUTTON ON BORDER
STELLA'S GREAT AUNT JANICE Fort Olgethorpe, GEORGIA
January 2011
2 FABRICS FOR OTHERS TO USE
(Jodi, I Will Be Using These For My Apron, Thanks!)
BUTTON ON BORDER
(Jodi, I Will Be Using These For My Apron, Thanks!)
BUTTON ON BORDER
Denver, COLORADO
(Now Living In Wilmington, NC)
February 2011
APRON
Traverse City, MICHIGAN
March 2011
HANGING STAR In Amy's Pocket
(Using Jodi's Orange Elephant Fabric)
BUTTON ON BORDER
(Using Jodi's Orange Elephant Fabric)
BUTTON ON BORDER
Traverse City, MICHIGAN
March 16, 2011
ACCESORY FOR DRESS: PURSE
(Using Jodi's 2 Fabrics)
FABRIC BUTTON FLOWER FOR BACK OF DRESS
(Using Jodi's 2 Fabrics)
BUTTON BORDER
(Shell Button From Florida)
(Peggy, I Did Sew Your Flower Onto Back Of Dress!)
(Using Jodi's 2 Fabrics)
FABRIC BUTTON FLOWER FOR BACK OF DRESS
(Using Jodi's 2 Fabrics)
BUTTON BORDER
(Shell Button From Florida)
(Peggy, I Did Sew Your Flower Onto Back Of Dress!)
Deerfield Beach, FLORIDA
March 29, 2011
TINY PINK BUTTON
BUTTON BORDER
STELLA'S FRIEND, LOLABellbrook, OHIO
March 29, 2011
ORANGE RICKRACK
BUTTON BORDER
BUTTON BORDER
Bellbrook, OHIO
April 2011
"S" ON AMY'S POCKET
BUTTON BORDER
BUTTON BORDER
West Chester, OHIO
May 2011
BUTTON BORDER
Springfield, OHIO
May 2011
BUTTON BORDER
(button from her Juicy dress!)
STELLA'S AUNT HADLEYPortland, MAINE
May 2011
BUTTON BORDER
TWO BUTTONS ON BACK OF DRESS
STELLA'S JoNanaStrafford, VERMONT
OTHER ADDITIONS ADDED in 2012
March 2012
BUTTON BORDER
KITTY BUTTON
STELLA'S friend BunnyLighthouse Point, FLORIDA
(button sewn on during our visit with Bunny in Kissimmee, FL 2012)
April 2012
APRON
Toledo, OHIO
(Claire dropped by for a visit and to give Stella her apron just days before she moved to D.C.)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
~To All Of You~
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Great post, I love seeing what everyone did!! Adorable photos of Stella in her dress!
ReplyDeleteA truly "stellar" outfit! I love the pop of orange around the waist and the colorful buttons.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see how it all came together, step-by-step. Such a special dress, and such a creative & fun idea. Thanks for sharing! -Hadley
ReplyDeleteSo fun to see all the creative additions - Good Job All!.........Jeamma
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing its "journey" with us Jen :) It turned out fabulous!
ReplyDelete… I feel a bit like a jerk because of my initial response when you ran the idea past your mom and me. I'm so glad you didn't listed to us :D
Yes, I deleted my first post. My OCD kicked in when I realized I had made a grammatical error, and I HAD to fix it!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to see this, finally! I have been so curious to see what everyone did as I had the dress in the beginning stages. What a great thing for Stella to have and cherish forever :o)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am giving you an award for this post. I would have been boozing it up afterwards, I cannot imagine how long it must have taken you. Great Job!!!
I have also tried to post my comment since the day you posted this but it will not let me post under my blogger account, so I went Anonymous.
Jill
Great job ladies! Stella will cherish her dress forever!!
ReplyDeleteJeannine and Olivia x