Green and Sashy

Green and Sashy

July 21st, 2009 @ 6:12 pm by Mrs. Mary Jane
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I bought the fabric for my new sash over the weekend! If you recall, my dress came with a piece of black satiny ribbon attached to it:

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And that’s just not fitting with anything else in my or Mr. Mary Jane’s attire. I also wanted to lower the sash just a bit, since it’s supposed to drape around the natural waist, and as a tall girl, it currently drapes around my ribcage.

Off to Jo-Ann’s I went! I decided I wanted to find something with green in it to match my shoes.

I was really hoping for a punchy green and white pattern of some kind, but I ended up preferring this solid “Spinach” green taffeta.

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It’s a pretty good match for my shoe, isn’t it! It’s not a perfect match, but it’s really damn close. When your shoes aren’t dyeable, you take what you can get. And if it shows up funny in pictures, I can color-correct it in Photoshop later. (This is my mentality about pretty much everything related to my wedding day look!)

I didn’t want a seam, so I bought two yards of this fabric. Something tells me I’m going to be using up scraps of spinach-colored taffeta for the next 10 years.

I have no pattern for this sash, but I’m pretty good at sewing simple projects. Once I get to work on it, I’ll share the results!

Are you sewing any of your wedding day accessories?

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29 Responses to “Green and Sashy”

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

I’m sewing my invitations : )

I don’t know if I’m good enough to sew anything that I’d actually wear, though.

7/21/09 @ 6:33 pm (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 2,057 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh, can’t wait to see the finished product!

7/21/09 @ 6:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

(too bad you can’t edit comments, or I would have added…)

I think the green will look really nice with your layered skirt. Can’t wait to see it all together!

7/21/09 @ 6:35 pm (reply)

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chicagobride092010 (message) 574 posts, Busy bee

How tall are you? I’ve been having that “supposed to tie at the natural waist but winds up at my rib cage” thing with nearly everything I’ve bought recently and I’m only 5′6″. And on the 6′ tall models in the pictures it seems to hit them at the natural waist. I just don’t get it!

7/21/09 @ 6:37 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 5,587 posts, Bee Keeper

i think the green will look GREAT! Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

7/21/09 @ 6:45 pm (reply)

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Miss French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

I cannot wait to see the finished product! I love the color of fabric you found

7/21/09 @ 6:46 pm (reply)

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Amber1279 (message) 319 posts, Helper bee

the colors look perfect!

7/21/09 @ 6:48 pm (reply)

Hostess

Miss Burgundy (message) 1,426 posts, Bumble bee

MJ it looks great!!

7/21/09 @ 6:49 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Quiche (message) 3,157 posts, Sugar bee

I sewed a ribbon on my TTD dress & added one to my RD dress This wedding really brought out a love of ribbon that I never knew before…

7/21/09 @ 6:56 pm (reply)

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evelinej (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

The green satin will look really good with the shoes.

7/21/09 @ 7:28 pm (reply)

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snake

Great color match! I went to AC Moore and bought a ribbon that almost matches my shoes. I am trying to figure out what to do with it that involves little sewing and comes out looking good.

(Ms Mary Jane, did you wear the shoes to the store to find a matching fabric, or just brought a shoe in? I had to wear the shoes - I felt too silly otherwise)

7/21/09 @ 7:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Buttons (message) 5,045 posts, Bee Keeper

Great color choice on the fabric for the sash - can’t wait to see the finished product!

7/21/09 @ 7:52 pm (reply)

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Gilneas (message) 1,393 posts, Bumble bee

LOVE the green!! I, too, am sewing my own green sash for my dress, and bought an obscene amount of fabric for one little sash… but it’ll be worth it for the lack of seams!

7/21/09 @ 8:26 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Taffy (message) 3,104 posts, Sugar bee

I love it!!! I made my sash too, it was such a fun way to add some sass to my dress.

7/21/09 @ 8:33 pm (reply)

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

love the green, sure it will be perfect. i wish i was more crafty…. i have absolutely ZERO sewing talent. good luck, can’t wait to see the finished project.

7/21/09 @ 8:34 pm (reply)

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MariaPaz (message) 490 posts, Helper bee

the color match looks great! I actually think it’s cool you’re having *slightly* different shades of green combined. can’t wait to see the finished sash!

7/21/09 @ 9:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Labrador (message) 1,805 posts, Buzzing bee

Am I the only Bee who doesn’t have sewing skills? Geeeeeez.

Can’t wait to see the finished product! And don’t worry about not being a perfect match with the colors. Wearing them that far apart from each other will mean that they’ll seem to match!

7/21/09 @ 10:14 pm (reply)

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Kalibali (message) 272 posts, Helper bee

The green sash is a great idea. And btw, I love that shade of green!

7/21/09 @ 10:30 pm (reply)

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Guest

I love your dress! I just replaced my black sash with a nude one instead. I’m not very crafty so I actually brought it to a tailor instead. Can’t wait to get it back.

7/21/09 @ 10:31 pm (reply)

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