Isn’t this dress fun? At the ND quilt show, they have a row of seven different dresses, old-style dresses with quilting (or quilt parts) in them, but definitely don’t look vintage. What are they? They were dresses made for the stage production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, held at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater (only a few miles from my home). In fact, DH’s and my first real date was to the Chanhassen to see Mr. Roberts in 1969.
The designer was there to talk about them (some were sewn in Fargo), and each one is more interesting than the next. He gave me permission to photograph the dresses and post them on my blog.
Some have vintage quilts incorporated into them, and some were paper pieced, there are some crocheted looking “doily parts” in some of them. They have been through a huge number of performances, and they look great. They were made with very wide seam allowances so they could be resized easily. He said they tried to make them as authentic as possible to the era, then put a zipper in it! I will post additional photos when I get home.
Having a great time & wish you were here,
Sue
Wow Sue….I look forward to seeing them…….This show is in my backyard, so hopefully tomm or Sunday I will be there.
Karen
oh my goodness! never even thought to make something like this, but it certainly is pretty! Looking forward to seeing more. Hope you have a great time at the show.