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Finished bridesmaid dresses

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The wedding was about a month ago and I've finally recovered enough to talk about it! This is going to be a photo heavy post - there were too many nice photos of the day just to pick a couple. This is the final post about bridesmaid dress sewing - part 1 , part 2 , part 3 . My boy has grown so much lately, I'm still taller than him in heels though! BTW, its apple juice! (Photo credits to: John Davies Photography) Pattern Details; Simplicity 4070 for the bodice Simple gathered skirt C was 38 weeks pregnant at the wedding, I did the final fitting the weekend before with her and took a couple of tucks out of the lace to get the bodice sitting smooth. I had a great comment from Sarah on my first post; "1) empire waist dress 2) yes - you need the pregnancy / beer belly equivalent of FBA to cope with the 8 month bump. Add extra length in an arc from side seam to seam, and extra width to the front skirt. I'd leave hemming and finalisi...