Oh yes, it is that time of the year again! Most of our snow has melted, temperatures are rising and the grass is starting to green. The arrival of spring signals that prom will soon be here. If you no longer have a high schooler you probably hear your friends, family or co-workers talk about this exciting time. If you sew or know anything about it, the Mother’s of daughters whose prom dresses need some tweaking, well they will hunt you down!

I do dress alterations for our close friends and family. It seems like there are not many of us around anymore. Most of us probably have no formal training, we learned from our Mothers, or I learned from Grandma Tillie. If you’ve ever made clothes, you can figure out how to alter a dress.

Now, with that said, some are way more challenging that others! Hemming a dress or gown, that is doable. One or two layers, ok, not so bad. How about the “cinderella” gown, you know what I am talking about. The ones with 9 layers! I’m not kidding, one of our daughters had one. Luckily it need no hemming, just pressing, which is a whole other story.

If the bodice needs altering, my theory is, don’t be afraid to take it apart, just pay attention to how you took it apart, complete the alterations, have the gal try it on and if it fits, then put it back together. My most important goal with gown alterations is when she has the dress on is she comfortable. We want these ladies to have a great time at their event. No worries about the dress sliding down (mothers don’t want that worry either), no tripping, no tugging or figiting either. These are special times, and don’t we all want them to feel beautiful on their prom day.

Feel free to comment any challenging dress alteration stories you have, they just might help someone else!

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Here are prom photos of our 3 daughters, 2011, 2013 and 2016, fun to see the styles change!