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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in
a wedding in late October. I'm 32w now so the baby will probably come anytime late September onward; I would be 43 weeks pregnant at the time of the wedding if I was REALLY late. So I'm a bit anxious about being in the wedding, but have been assured I can back out if needed and they just want me with them under whatever circumstances. So knowing this might not be possible, but it could be possible, I need to arrange for a dress. The dresses for the attendants don't have to match, thank goodness, but do have to be a particular color and the other women are wearing fairly formal outfits in terms of style and material. I found only 1 pattern on the internet and didn't like it. Of course there are lots of super nursing dresses on the internet I like but they aren't going to be the right color. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Do they have nursing patterns at the regular fabric store? I want something that can be made with a long skirt, in velvet or similar soft fabric, with an overlay style top. I'm willing to compromise on the overlay style top part too. I just want to make sure I can wear a good bra so I'm not leaking and that it'll be easy to nurse without completely leaving the wedding each time it's necessary. Elastic hidden somewhere or ties to adjust the fit would be a plus! I would be hiring a seamstress for the sewing. As a nice side benefit, I'll probably also have them make a matching outfit for the baby so that people will think she's just too cute for them to worry about the fact that I'm nursing her in the back. Thanks! And hopefully I'll be joining you guys regularly in a couple of months. -- Dagny |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Dagny wrote:
Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in a wedding in late October. I'm 32w now so the baby will probably come anytime late September onward; I would be 43 weeks pregnant at the time of the wedding if I was REALLY late. So I'm a bit anxious about being in the wedding, but have been assured I can back out if needed and they just want me with them under whatever circumstances. The problem is, you'll either be really pregnant or you'll have a newborn. There's no way of knowing just what your bust size will be at that point, so bear in mind that whatever you wear will have to accommodate fluctuations. -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Did you look at Elizabeth Lee Designs? The site is www.elizabethlee.com.
They not only offer dress patterns, but also patterns for separate tops, in case you wanted to combine with another garment (of the specified color, of course). Enjoy the wedding. Sandra "Dagny" wrote in message news Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in a wedding in late October. I'm 32w now so the baby will probably come anytime late September onward; I would be 43 weeks pregnant at the time of the wedding if I was REALLY late. So I'm a bit anxious about being in the wedding, but have been assured I can back out if needed and they just want me with them under whatever circumstances. So knowing this might not be possible, but it could be possible, I need to arrange for a dress. The dresses for the attendants don't have to match, thank goodness, but do have to be a particular color and the other women are wearing fairly formal outfits in terms of style and material. I found only 1 pattern on the internet and didn't like it. Of course there are lots of super nursing dresses on the internet I like but they aren't going to be the right color. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Do they have nursing patterns at the regular fabric store? I want something that can be made with a long skirt, in velvet or similar soft fabric, with an overlay style top. I'm willing to compromise on the overlay style top part too. I just want to make sure I can wear a good bra so I'm not leaking and that it'll be easy to nurse without completely leaving the wedding each time it's necessary. Elastic hidden somewhere or ties to adjust the fit would be a plus! I would be hiring a seamstress for the sewing. As a nice side benefit, I'll probably also have them make a matching outfit for the baby so that people will think she's just too cute for them to worry about the fact that I'm nursing her in the back. Thanks! And hopefully I'll be joining you guys regularly in a couple of months. -- Dagny |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
"Sandra" wrote in message ... Did you look at Elizabeth Lee Designs? The site is www.elizabethlee.com. They not only offer dress patterns, but also patterns for separate tops, in case you wanted to combine with another garment (of the specified color, of course). Enjoy the wedding. Sandra I did see that, that's the only one I saw, and I'm saving it for if I get desperate. |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Dagny wrote:
Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in a wedding in late October. These are maternity dresses, but I'm sure the seamstress could adapt them for nursing. http://tinyurl.com/jxqh -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in
a wedding in late October. [clip] I want something that can be made with a long skirt, in velvet or similar soft fabric, with an overlay style top If that's the style you want, it won't be at all difficult to nurse in. Choose a regular dress pattern -- or just buy a dress! -- and have the dressmaker cut nursing slits in the underlayer of the top. (This will be ridiculously easy if the underdress has princess seams, but even if it doesn't, you can just cut the slits and then stitch the edges to prevent fraying.) You could also buy separates and just lift the top to nurse. Either way, if your baby is only a couple weeks old at the time, you may find that it's impossible for you to nurse discreetly just yet, so you'll wind up retreating to the nearest private room and getting half undressed anyway. :-) Holly Mom to Camden, 2.5 yrs |
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need nursing dress pattern to be in wedding
Found a link of lots of options here...
http://sewing.about.com/cs/maternitynursing/ "Dagny" wrote in message news Hi, I am trying to find a pattern to have a formal gown made so I can be in a wedding in late October. I'm 32w now so the baby will probably come anytime late September onward; I would be 43 weeks pregnant at the time of the wedding if I was REALLY late. So I'm a bit anxious about being in the wedding, but have been assured I can back out if needed and they just want me with them under whatever circumstances. So knowing this might not be possible, but it could be possible, I need to arrange for a dress. The dresses for the attendants don't have to match, thank goodness, but do have to be a particular color and the other women are wearing fairly formal outfits in terms of style and material. I found only 1 pattern on the internet and didn't like it. Of course there are lots of super nursing dresses on the internet I like but they aren't going to be the right color. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Do they have nursing patterns at the regular fabric store? I want something that can be made with a long skirt, in velvet or similar soft fabric, with an overlay style top. I'm willing to compromise on the overlay style top part too. I just want to make sure I can wear a good bra so I'm not leaking and that it'll be easy to nurse without completely leaving the wedding each time it's necessary. Elastic hidden somewhere or ties to adjust the fit would be a plus! I would be hiring a seamstress for the sewing. As a nice side benefit, I'll probably also have them make a matching outfit for the baby so that people will think she's just too cute for them to worry about the fact that I'm nursing her in the back. Thanks! And hopefully I'll be joining you guys regularly in a couple of months. -- Dagny |
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