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FelixLake
August 9, 2005, 05:49 PM
I need to start with a little background. My daughter was in the Azalea Trail for 3 years. (For those of you who don't know what this is. It is a southern tradition where one Sunday every spring, we take our teenage daughters, dress them up in big dresses and hats, introduce them to society, then make them stand in a strangers yard waving at traffic for a couple of hours.) Two of those years she wore a dress that I had made using the pattern for the green b-b-que dress from Gone with the Wind. We did it in purple since she looks so good in purple. Here is a picture of her in the dress:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/FelixLake/Sewing/441d.jpg
I was looking recently at a crochet magazine and noticed a barbie dress that looked kind of like her dress. I got some purple (Yes that's purple, it just didn't photograph well) thread, altered the pattern a little and found a barbie that looked something like my daughter.
Here is the result:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/FelixLake/Sewing/barbie.jpg

I hope you like it.
Kimberly
August 9, 2005, 05:59 PM
Great job.....on both dresses!!! What a great tradition!
Sue89
August 9, 2005, 06:03 PM
That's beautiful, and what a great way to memorialize those days in your daughter's life. Your description of the Azalea Trail event had me laughing. Ya gotta love tradition. :D
faithpa76
August 9, 2005, 06:10 PM
Wow both gorgeous!
Katchkan
August 9, 2005, 06:24 PM
Both are lovely, :rose Your daughter has beautiful shoulders and really carries off that dress well. :rose :manyheart :rose
mimi_mia
August 9, 2005, 07:35 PM
The dresses are both beautiful, I love that you made the dolls dress to match your daughters, you should be proud of both of them :manyheart
bubblefizz
August 9, 2005, 07:46 PM
Gorgeous Both dresses, wow i would love to be able to dress up like that for a day or 2 LOL
Well done!!
Empress Busy Bee
August 9, 2005, 07:58 PM
Great job and a cool memory for her.
Kathleen
August 9, 2005, 08:02 PM
The Barbie dress is really cute.. and the dress on your gorgeous daughter is lovely! You are very talented!
RachelG
August 9, 2005, 08:09 PM
I love both purple dresses!
klouised
August 9, 2005, 08:12 PM
What a great idea! I like it. I'm sure your daughter is touched by it too.
jaclim
August 10, 2005, 03:03 AM
Beautiful! Both daughter and Barbie!
mimicat
August 10, 2005, 03:32 AM
Wow,very pretty!! You're daughter and barbie are so beautiful in those dresses!!:yay
yarncat
August 10, 2005, 10:03 AM
Stunning!
FelixLake
August 10, 2005, 10:18 AM
Thanks...

My daughter hasn't seen the barbie yet. I'm mailing it to her for her birthday next week.
She is actually now a Marine!!! Can you believe it?

http://photobucket.com/albums/y228/FelixLake/Family/th_bunk.jpg
Tobydog
August 10, 2005, 05:01 PM
Absolutely beautiful!

Tobydog
Jewels
August 11, 2005, 10:11 PM
It looks GREAT!! What a wonderful keepsake.:clap
crochetrae
August 12, 2005, 01:07 AM
How talented you are!!!:clap

Susan Rae
Tampa Doll
August 12, 2005, 07:42 PM
Love the Barbie dress. :)

Beautiful picture of you daughter also.

Wow what a change from Purple to Green?:eek
I am partial to Barbies and yours is beautiful.:hook
mustnggrrl00
September 10, 2005, 01:57 AM
Both girls are stunning!