Every year at the annual UFDC convention, there’s a gathering for Bleuette collectors. One of the highlights of this evening is the “parade of fashions”, where any doll wearing that year’s themed LSDS costume gets walked through the crowd of admiring attendees. As each doll basks in a shower of compliments, her maman tells the story of sewing the costume.
Of course, regular readers of Chasing Lilliput have seen the story of Bernadette’s costume play out in real time, although it took a U-turn after the first post.
Whoops!
I really did think when I started that I’d be using the turquoise silk. But when I went in search of something to use for an apron, random pieces fell out of the silk bin and set me on a new path. And I’m happy with the overall result. The blouse, apron, and skirt were all made from new silk. The embellishments – the laces, velvet trim, braid, sequins, etc. – are all antique (between 100 and 130 years old).
Bernadette modeled for photos earlier this week. But then “someone” decided there needed to be a picture with a real windmill, which turned a simple editing job into a nightmare.
A three day nightmare.
Here’s a helpful tip: If you’re just learning how to use Microsoft’s Paint 3-D program and have decided to create a sticker of an image for pasting over the top of another image, do not choose a sticker image featuring lace.
Unless you enjoy making up new curse words. Because none of the ones you already know will help one bit.
Nevertheless, I finally got it sorted out. So, without further ado, here is “someone” posing with a real Dutch windmill.
And one more, taken in Bernadette’s pretty pink room:
