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My daughter is an Irish dancer and I bought an old out of date (but beautiful!) solo dress because I couldn’t stand to see the appliques go to waste. I turned parts of the dress into this crossbody bag for her. I spent a night on the couch with my seam ripper taking the dress apart and removing the lining, then soaked the panels in oxyclean in my laundry sink. She comes home from dance camp tomorrow and will be totally surprised! I included a few shots of the original dress. I still have quite a bit of it left I can do something else fun with ❤️

Pattern is the kindred sewls Charlie sling bag sort of. I had to modify it to make it work with this project, but I had made it four times before so I was pretty familiar with it and felt comfortable modifying it to make it fit my purpose.

Ring purchased in the 1990s by a family member from an unknown jewelry store that is now closed in the Old Town Plaza of Albuquerque, NM. No one living remembers the name of the jeweler. Apologies for the quality of the hallmark photos, it is very difficult to get them in focus and legible.

Any help identifying the maker is appreciated. I know it’s a long shot but it was (and still is!) a beloved family piece, we’d just love to know more about the maker.