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My older daughter's close friend, Danielle, asked if I could make something for her brother's wedding.
The bride wanted to have a label made for the groom's tie with something from his mother's wedding gown. A request made more poignant as Danielle and her brothers lost their mom when they were quite young.
Danielle wondered if I could do that, and likewise make a label for the bride's wedding gown.
Yes and yes ... although as the project progressed, the bride's label became a handkerchief instead, the project written about in Past is prologue.
As I stitched, I asked Danielle if she could send a picture of her mom wearing the wedding gown I was working with ...
A gown so much like my own ... vintage 1970s chiffon, long sleeves, and simple lace. Her mother's smile.
Next I asked the spelling of her mother's name, to which Danielle replied ...
Jackie carried daisies, as did the lace on her gown ...
a gown edged in lace that magically morphed into a "J," the groom's first initial ...
And so I stitched a bit of lace to the fragile chiffon, turning under the edges and securing them with silken overcast stitches for the groom's tie label ...
Then attached lace daisies to the bride's handkerchief and stitched eyelet initials and the date to commemorate their wedding ...
And finally, for Danielle, stitched the name she shares with her mother and her daughter ...
onto a handkerchief for her to carry when her 6 year-old son and 1 year-old daughter serve as attendants in their uncle's wedding ...
Three gifts ...
made with love for a wonderful family ...
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| Danielle and Charlotte Therese |
