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[colorjoylynn]

Another #MeMadeMay #MeMadeMay2022 outfit. I made this dress in 2019 (I think?) for the Black History Month Pattern Designer challenge. The pattern is called the Erin dress by # StyleSewMePatterns, view A. Lots of sewists made view B but apparently very few fell as hard for the curved pocket panels in view 1 as I did. I have difficult to fit shoulders and in the end I didn’t like how the funnel neck/sleeves worked on me. Instead, I unpicked the sleeve seams and recut the neckline to make the dress into a jumper/pinafore. I made bias tape with the sleeve fabric to bind the edges. I love it! The first two photos were from this week. The final 2 show the neck/sleeves before I removed them, and me wearing the jumper just after the restyle. #IMakeMyOwnClothes #curvySewingCollective #BHMPatternDesigners #MendMay @mendingMayhem #SewOver50 #sewistsOfInstagram #MendersOfInstagram #ProudOutfitRepeater #ProudGarmentRepeater #FixThatGarmentDontTossIt https://www.instagram.com/p/CdfS7ZLO01A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[colorjoylynn]

Well, it's not midnight in California, but I missed my time zone. This is the dress I made in a handful of days for the Black History Month challenge. #bhmpatterndesigners I made view A of the Erin Dress by Eryn Shields of @stylesewme - it is a wearable first draft. I cut the back armholes a large instead of a small, and then after recutting the sleeves would not set in logically. I have set in a lot of sleeves, so the problem was in my cutting rather than technique. I didn't think I would like this sleeve length but I think I am OK with them. The neck opening looks like a funnel in the pattern images, and so I really tried to not stretch the neck out when applying the bias binding. In the end, I should have used my sewing mannequin to shape it more like my own shoulder slope. I also might do an adjustment for my bust... I have small shoulders and 32DDD curvy grrrlz, which makes fitting shoulder/armhole/bust a challenge. Verdict: I like it, if I wear it with a scarf at the neck. I definitely like the dark/solid fabric panels at the sides to accentuate the princess seams on this roomy silhouette. I will want to tweak the pattern on my mannequin next time. Maybe I would make it without sleeves and cut large armholes for wearing a knit top underneath? #erindress #erindressviewa #BHMPatternDesigners @onesewsweet @sewnaturaldane #sewistsofinstagram #ankarafabric @stylesewme @stylesewmepatterns https://www.instagram.com/p/B9LvR9LJpNi/?igshid=hcxwjf9l20fe

[colorjoylynn]

I am joining the Black History Month sew along... in a true last-minute rush. Finally, I chose a pattern. I had a hard time finding something I wanted to sew/wear. It's cut out. I have tomorrow to finish, but the designer claims it takes 2.5 hours to do the sewing. I chose the Erin dress, View A (no ties at knee level/princess seams). It was designed by a black designer, Eryn Shields, of Style Sew Me. My online friends have made a lot of these dresses, but almost everyone picked view B. I have actually cut into the first of my precious African Ankara fabrics (this one is labeled from Egypt... which is in Africa, believe it or not)! I have a good handful of these marvelous prints, but fabrics with huge printed patterns are hard to lay out in a flattering way so I haven't used any until now. Let is see how I do with this one-day deadline! #BHMPatternDesigners @onesewsweet @sewnaturaldane #sewistsofinstagram #ankarafabric @stylesewme @stylesewmepatterns https://www.instagram.com/p/B9JDP1aJJ0M/?igshid=1e0hesmkfv1zm