The Dress

Total cost: Under $200 plus the time my mother will spend sewing it

WARNING! This is top secret. I'm not always traditional, but in this I am. The groom shall not gain knowledge of "the dress."

My mom told me she wanted to make my dress; I thought she was crazy. I do not like sewing. My hems turn out crooked. The thread always snags. I like to knit. Knitting can cover a multitude of sins, but if you mess up on the cut of a dress, it is obvious. Anyhow, she wanted to sew my wedding dress. I couldn't deny my mother her wish.

I like pretty things. I like shiny things. I like pretty shiny things. I was a farm girl with dirt on my knees, but with a dress over my head. I knew what I wanted: something simple, comfortable, and elegant. The pattern I chose is a Butterick pattern. Looks simple enough. It's flowy and comfortable, right?

Now, I've watched those TLC shows in which the bride is at that huge store, and she spends hours and hours selecting just one dress. It seems easy enough. Well, my mother and I spent two hours alone selecting fabric for this dress. Granted, we were at a store called "Fabric Depot" and as its name suggests, it was pretty much a warehouse of fabric, but still! How difficult can be choosing fabric?

Very difficult, if you like pretty shiny things. Two hours of difficult. I only hope the sewing of it is not as difficult. Good thing I'm not the one doing the sewing, because I would hate to take those two hours of hard decision-making and turn them into an uneven, lumpy, frazzled dress.