Edelweiss Patterns Hello, Ladies!
I am long overdue for posting pictures which customers have sent me of the dresses they’ve made from my patterns, so I thought I would share some photos today. 🙂
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This adorable little girl looks like she’s having so much fun in her Liesls’ Dress! Her dress is absolutely perfect on her and she is so, so cute! Her mother writes:
“My mother-in-law just made the children’s version of Leisl’s dancing dress for my almost 6 year old daughter. I purchased the pattern for her a couple of months ago and she just brought my daughter the completed dress yesterday. Ally just loves her dress! I wanted to pass along a couple of pictures of the dress for you to see.
She really loves the dress–especially twirling in it. My mother-in-law doesn’t live in the same town, so they had trouble getting all of the fittings in (I believe she was short a couple), but I think it turned out perfect. The inner layer is a satin-like material with silver sparkles. I wasn’t sure if it would show through, but you can definitely see the sparkles through the chiffon. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show in the pictures. Thank you for offering this pattern. It is beautiful.”
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Liesl’s Party Dress
Next, we have several dresses made from my “Liesl’s Party Dress” pattern.
This first version was made by a young lady named Katrina. (It’s not often I hear from someone who shares my name!). She made her beautiful cranberry and ivory version for Christmas 2013, and the finished results are so elegant! She says, “I wanted to send you pictures of my “Liesl’s Party Dress,” which I made in red crepe back satin and cream lace for Christmas. I really enjoyed making it! I’m enjoying following your blog, and I’m looking forward to the release of “Liesl’s Edelweiss Dress” pattern!” Oh yes… Liesl’s Edelweiss Dress – more on that at the end of the blog post. 🙂
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This lovely ice blue and white organza version (made from the Liesl’s Party Dress Pattern) was sewn by Eden, who shared her thoughts about the project: “For those of you who are like me and can’t stand those “Sew Simple” pattern brands that really turn out to be, “Sew Difficult”, then you will love Edelweiss Patterns! They are amazing! Hands down! 🙂 I was so surprised to find how easy and explicit the directions are! They’re easy to follow and came along with wonderful step-by-step explanatory drawings. Along with all this, Katrina also put together a page on her website filled with all sorts of helpful tips and hints for sewing this dress. Overall, following the pattern was easy and simple! And as far as the accuracy of the dress, yep! It’s right on! :)”
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And for an even more “Sound of Music” themed dress, this girl chose colors for her “Liesl’s Party Dress” that give a nod to the famous line, “Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes”! How fun!!
Her mother sent me the photo and mentioned, “This is a picture of my daughter. She chose to play “My Favorite Things” for her guitar recital and wanted to dress the part. We’re hoping the dress will still fit her next year for her Confirmation. My daughter would be happy for you to share her picture. Thank you so much.”
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Maria’s Gazebo Dress
These next photos were sent to me when I was in England last fall, and I was quite excited to open up my inbox and see such a lovely dress made from my “Maria’s Gazebo Dress” pattern. This dress was made by the same seamstress who sewed her own cranberry and ivory lace Christmas dress up above. She does such beautiful work!
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I want to finish by saying a great big, “Thank you!” to all the ladies who have shared these photos of their dresses, to all of you who comment on the blog and send me emails, who repin some of my favorite 1950s pictures on my Pinterest boards, and share my love of beautiful vintage clothing in general. Even though I’ve never met most of you in “real life”, I have been so delighted and amazed over the last several years to hear from such a large number of you about similar interests we share in costuming, vintage dresses, and sewing.
In this fast-paced world where beautiful clothing is nearly extinct, it is comforting to know that I’m not the only person who squeals when I see a stunning 1950s evening gown, who has all the costumes from “Anne of Avonlea” memorized, or who thinks that a wardrobe fashioned after “The Sound of Music” is the ideal choice for today. Don’t ever feel like you need to fit in with ripped-up jeans and sloppy t-shirts if you don’t want to! I am so thankful for each and every one of you. Keep up the good work, girls!
Happy sewing,
Katrina
I agree with your comment. Modesty is so lacking today.
Beautiful dress reproductions by your customers!
So lovely, all of them! I have my favorites, but that will be my secret. I am completely on board about the limitations of what is in the stores today. The “dresses” have less fabric and less workmanship, yet still cost more than making your own. I’m glad there are designers like you out there shining the spotlight and timeless beautiful fashions from the past.
Thank you for expressing my feelings completely. Me and my friend from church have sorrowed in the fact that we were ‘born in the wrong time’. However, we then look at it and say, “…God placed us here so we could help others like us who want to duplicate things from a different era.”
Again, thank you so much for being a place where we can purchase pattern to sew our own ‘simple, modest, but elegant’ dresses!!
Do you have the pattern for the Barroness Von Schrader’s red suit? My son is to be married next year and it has always been my dream to wear that suit.Any hope a pattern will be available to purchase? Looking forward to hearing from you. Susan Cain
Hello, Susan,
Thank you for the comment! I adore the red traveling suit that Baroness Schraeder wore. Unfortunately I have not had time to put out any new patterns lately, but by next year it is possible that I may have had time to work on it. That design is definitely on my to-do list, so you never know!
Happy sewing,
Katrina
I was thrilled to find a pattern for Liesl’s gazebo dress a few years ago when I first started sewing — it’s the number one project on my “sewing bucket list.” I still haven’t really progressed to successfully making garments, but I just revisited this page as I put together a bucket list to post publicly in my blog. I just got excited about the prospect of this dress all over again, and now you have me sold on some of the other patterns as well, LOL — my dream list keeps getting longer. Normally I wouldn’t leave a comment until after I successfully complete a project, but I’m so excited and thankful that you’ve put together these patterns, so I just had to let you know how much it’s appreciated right this second. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to, even though I’m not quite there yet. 🙂
Hello, Lindsay!
What a sweet comment! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts here! I’m so so happy that the patterns inspire you, and I’m sure you’ll be able to make Liesl’s Dancing Dress before you know it! Starting with an easier fabric is a good idea, and then using actual chiffon once you’ve had practice with a more sturdy fabric such as batiste or voile.
Thanks again for the lovely comment, and keep up the good work on your sewing!
Happy sewing,
Katrina