{"id":2272,"date":"2018-04-19T18:21:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2018-04-19T18:21:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:21:36","slug":"fringe-dress-and-going-to-the-places-that-scare-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/2018\/04\/fringe-dress-and-going-to-the-places-that-scare-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Fringe dress and going to the places that scare me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

I first saw the Fringe Dress<\/a> by Chalk and Notch on Instagram and thought it was a gorgeous pattern. But I was also terrified of it. It has two views. One has buttons, the horror! And the other has a complicated neckline that means needing facings and the use of fusible interfacing. More horror!<\/p>\n

But I remembered that I had read Pema Ch\u00f6dr\u00f6n’s book The Places that Scare You and I was determined to go there. She says “Live your life as if it were an experiment” and “Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what it needs to”. And I guess I needed to stop being worried about failing or things being hard and start experimenting more often. Maybe button holes would magically disapear if I just learned how to make them.<\/p>\n

I bit the bullet and bought the pattern. I also decided to get it printed at a copy shop. I don’t have a large table or space to peice the pages. It is a game changer! I walked out the door, 2 minutes later with two A0 pages of my pattern. Obviously, the person working there had never printed a sewing pattern and was really curious about it, too.<\/p>\n

I cut the fabric and put it away for the night. I was totally determined to slow down enough so it wouldn’t get exhausting or frustrating. The next day I started sewing. I had decided to make view A with view B sleeves. I don’t like sleeve tabs in general. <\/p>\n

The instructions are so detailed with lots of pictures that I felt someone was holding my hand during the entire process. I didn’t have to second-guess myself or google things to figure out how to do it. I even lengthened the skirt and redrew the pattern because I am taller and don’t like my dresses too short.<\/p>\n

I pressed every seam. Didn’t hurry myself at all and tested making buttonholes on scrap fabric. I even tested fusing the interfacing so I knew how much heat and pressure to use. I even undid the skirt because the gathering didn’t look right and did it again. I am glad I took my time. By the end of the day I had a wonderful dress. Sadly, I didn’t have the right buttons for it but when I added them the next day I did a little victory dance.<\/p>\n

Here it is!<\/p>\n

\n
<\/p>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n
\n
View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/a> <\/p>\n

I wore my fringe dress out today. I made two changes to the pattern. I lengthened the skirt. I think I could add another couple of inches. I also took out the back darts after trying it on because they just looked off on me. Other than that I made it as the pattern said. The details in the instructions made it a lot easier than I was expecting. Can\u2019t wait to make another one. That is a total of 3 dresses and one pair of pants this year. There is a cardigan minus the sleeves, a black dress that is almost ready and I already cut fabric for a white top. I still need another two projects to hit my goal of nine. . . . . . . #memadeeveryday #handmadewardrobe #sewing #fringedresspattern #chalkandnotchpatterns #makenine2018<\/a><\/p>\n

A post shared by Yasmin Gamal<\/a> (@jessyzz) on