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#meMadeMay2021 I wore this @100actsofsewing #DressNo1 as a jumper (pinafore) today, but images 1&2 are from last year. This was a wearable draft, and I am amazed how much I wear it. #sewOver50 #SewOver60 #sewistsOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/COZba8xpIit/?igshid=mvj5ap2qeiqd

Whoops! i blew it. I cut off sleeves and made them into bias strips for armhole and neck binding. It was my first time trying a continuous strip from a tube. The first sleeve went great. Then... here I made the two seams in different directions. I didn’t notice until I had cut the strips! Now I get to rip every other seam and re-sew them properly... and then proceed. For the record, the neck binding went great. I am sure the armholes will go great once I get the binding made. #sewistsofinstagram #sewover50 #sewover60 #whoops #frogging #biasbinding https://www.instagram.com/p/CBh2eRJJ0Us/?igshid=q0r0l17izm7c

I wore my favorite vest May 6, with a circle skirt I made a year before the vest. Lucky me, they are perfect together. I used two purple Halloween fabrics from @joann_stores... a black dot and a black cat print. I never imagined this would look so good that I would wear it all year long. The "vintage" buttons are probably circa 1989, and I apparently am vintage myself...I bought them brand new as an adult. I found the costume pattern at a resale shop years ago. It always looked right, but I was afraid it might be baggy or clunky because it wasn't intended for regular wear. I worked at grading each pattern piece between sizes, and I did fine. Next time, I plan a deep teal thick corduroy, and I only need tiny tweaks to the center front panel. The first two images are from the first day I wore this. I didn't get a full-length image this week. This week I wore it with two necklaces I also made years ago, stringing onyx and faience scarab beads with accents. The first images show a masterful #polymerclay necklace made/gifted to me from #DonnaKato. This project took longer than expected, with 21 pieces to cut out including lining and interfacing. I am so glad I stuck with it! #sewistsofinstagram #sewover50 #sewover60 #Imakestuff #imakemyownclothes https://www.instagram.com/p/B_64zn9Js3z/?igshid=11yqhi3qzhdy