I had help from two very talented artisans and I want to give HUGE props to both of them. I found "PawPawGirl" on Etsy, and I cannot believe how brilliant she is, and how amazingly talented! I commissioned her to custom knit the sweater and she replicated it almost exactly like the original. For the bodice on the dress, Kathy Dykstra of lil-divaduds.com, smocked the bodice for me in the English smocking pattern used in the movie costume. When she shipped the fabric back, I cut out (sweating bullets that I'd ruin that beautiful smocking!) and sewed together the rest of the dress. It was a collaborative effort, but once I decided to do it, I wanted it to be as close to "the real thing" as I could possibly get it, and I am so happy with the way it turned out. My first sewing project in over five years. And I loved it! Especially the look on my granddaughter's face when she saw it! I'll share pics of the movie dress, and of our "replica." Thanks, Anne and Kathy. I could NOT have done this without you!!!
Here's the ORIGINAL costume I was using as my inspiration:
![Image](http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy00.jpg)
And, even though the colors in these pics look a little funky, with the above picture hanging right next to our dress, they looked almost exactly alike! I'll also put links to the full-size photos down below because apparently these photos are too large to see here.
![Image](http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy1.jpg)
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To see full-size photos, click on these links:
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy1.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy1b.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy2.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy3.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy4.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy5.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy7.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy8.jpg
http://www.mothergooseberry.com/images/lucy9.jpg