Why do I think I can match rayon that I used 33 years ago? LOL!!! The Blue pen didn't work. Embroidery floss didn't work.
So off to JoAnns and I decided to try some polyester fiber....and it came out just fine. Colors change over time, fabric and fibers change......as does life. Nothing remains the same, and perhaps that's a good thing.
I think it's going to take me as long to make this collage as it did to make the dress. Everything has to be hand stitched and hand-quilted. It's too thick to use a machine. I decided to go with 4 layers of batting as I wanted this to look really "soft". In other words - padded like me! LOL!!!
The little birds were stitched to the original veil in a random pattern.
The sprays of pearls and crystals were on the back of the hat. The little blue flowers are new.
I quilted it onto the gown, just under the center of the bodice, outlined in metallic wrapped fiber....
You can click to enlarge, but it's exactly what I had envisioned.
Fringe - to represent the times I've lived my life on nothing but fringe.
Metallic wrapped fibers - for the moments that shine
2 little birds - to remind me of my life verse: Isaiah 40:30 "but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint."
Pearls - for the wisdom I hope I have gained in the last 33 years.
Crystals - to remind me that you have to turn over a lot of rocks to find just one small gem
Tiny stitches with silk thread - to remind me of Ecclesiastes 9:10 "whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might"
Who knew a simple fabric collage could have so much meaning stitched into it?
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This is going to beautiful when it is all finished Jen
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