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Made Another REALLY Old Design

March 18, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

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SO, way back when I was 16 or 17 … in the mid-90s anyway… I was going to skate to Stravinski’s “Firebird Suite”.

I know, I know… but I LOVED it, and was always big on using big, triumphant music.

… but then I got in a car accident, ruined my back, and haven’t competed since. The dress never got worn.

Anyway, going through some old photos and stuff recently, I came across a very, very old sketch of that dress:

Front and back sketches of a black, red, and orange "flames" design figure skating dress.

… and I decided to remake it, as a sample dress for my business.

A pile of beige, red, black, and orange fabric.

I love it!

The original one was embellished with sequins – hologram finish, if I recall correctly – but I like it a lot better with the crystals, this time around:

Front and back views of a flames design figure skating dress on a dress form.

Edit to Add: Since writing this, I’ve actually posted a whole “How I Made That: Flames Skating Dress” on my sewing blog.

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