Bridesmaid Keepsake

I have been commissioned to take a bridesmaid dress and make it into a keepsake for the Bride and Groom.  I've had the dress for a while now and just couldn't cut into it!  I also wasn't sure on what to create out of this dress.  The fabric is two layers.  The under layer, is a very stretchy light weight knit and the top is a beautiful lace.

I've decided on a pillow.  I embroidered the bride and groom names and the date of the wedding on the knit fabric. Since it is so stretchy, I added an iron on stabilizer (Inspira Fashion Fuse) to keep it from stretching and used a cut away stabilizer (Inspira Stitch Point Cutaway) for additional stability.  I also used a water soluble topper (Inspira Dissolve A Way) to ensure a nice stitch out.  I used Robison Anton 40 wt Rayon thread.

For the back, I used the back of the dress and kept the zipper in tact.  Stitched it all together and inserted a 14" x 14" pillow form and it's ready to send off!

 Here's the final project.  I hope the Bride and Groom love it!

Front of Pillow

Back of Pillow

I have some left over fabric and think I will make some ornaments for the Bride and Groom and their parents to remember their special day during the holidays!