Nursing Classics #302 formed a great foundation for Tiffany's wedding! Her 3 bridesmaids and her Grandmother all wore dresses fashioned from Nursing Classics #302.

The dresses were comfortable and easy to wear... and also easy to sew! Tiffany's mom, Mary Bird came over while we were doing some design work on this pattern and tried on a dress and just fell in love with this pattern. She made a dress for herself and then made all three bridesmaid dresses, a dress for Tiffany and a dress for Grandma in just one day! She used a burgundy slinky fabric with silver metallic sparkle accents. The cost for each dress was about $30.00. Tammy wore a size Medium, Grandma wore a size XXL, Alisha and Sarah each wore a size small.

Slinky fabric is really fun to sew with because it skims the figure and it doesn't wrinkle... making it a perfect dress to take when traveling!

Sarah was an out of town bridesmaid and when she arrived to the wedding, the dress was just a little bit large. She pulled in the back of the dress for a more fitted look with a jeweled decorative clip belt. This accessory is great if you want a more fitted look but don't want a zipper up the back! You can also add a tie belt to add more fit. (pictured right)

While none of the dresses pictured in the wedding had nursing openings, the slinky dress Tessie is modeling in this photo does have nursing openings. The dress still has a beautiful line and you can't even tell the openings are there! (pictured left) This dress is perfect for almost any occasion from dressy to casual and it is so easy to sew! The best part about it is that you can look great and nurse your baby at the same time!

We often have a lot of plus size moms who ask... How will this pattern fit me? Here is a great illustration! When Norma Szymanski, (Tiffany's Grandmother, pictured right), saw the pretty bridesmaids dresses, she wanted one too! Not knowing exactly how it would fit, we first cut the XXXL size, but in the slinky fabric it was still a bit too big on Norma who had about a 52 inch bustline. We took in the dress so it was the same as an XXL and the look above was spectacular. During the evening, Norma wore a very pretty tan sparkly sweater over the dress when it was chilly, and the overall effect was very flattering on her figure. In slinky fabrics, you may need to make one or two sizes smaller in this pattern than if you are making it with woven fabrics. This is a style that almost demands zero or negative ease. That means that the dress will be the same size or slightly smaller than the model, and it stretches slightly to fit.

This was truly an "all in the family" Elizabeth Lee Designs wedding! Mary Bird, The bride's mother, worked for us for many years. Tiffany (the bride) and Tammy (the maid of honor) also worked for us for about 3 years each. Norma has helped many times when we were in a pinch, so it was fun when we used the new NC#302 pattern in Tiffany's wedding.