Mod Print S8871

When your BFF comes to visit and offers to take photos of the things you have made but haven't photographed.  Well you take her up on it and you pull the armload of unblogged garments from your closet and you dance and laugh and she makes you look young and pretty!

We're going to start with the oldest make in the pile and the once I have the least information on.  According to the pattern envelope, this pattern was released in 2019.  And I know I bought it because Carolyn made a couple that were fantastic.  

S8871 c. 2019 now OOP

One thing I have learned in my sewing journey is if I admire a piece of fabric or a pattern that Miss C bought, I should buy it because at some point, I'm gonna wish I had.

In scrolling through my pictures, I found that the fabric was purchased on Sept. 9, 2019 during a #CarriageCornerSewCamp field trip to FabricMart. The fabric is a vibrant print linen and I purchased 3 yards.  There might even be some left.  I found a picture of the unfinished dress hanging up at the end of February 2020 and another of it lumped with my sewing fails from the majority of 2019.  

Sewing Fails

So, In all honesty, I can't tell you much about this dress.  What I can tell you is that I love the square neckline and I still think it might be a little too close fitting.  But as always happens, when Carolyn takes my pictures everything looks fabulous! 

I did pull the pattern and looked at my traced version and of course I didn't write down what size I traced or anything.  So, I literally have NO information.  The couple of things I feel confident tell you are these: 

• I did not put a zipper in the back of the dress
• I most likely did a 1.5" sway back adjustment, with .75" at the shoulder ala Nancy Zieman and the rest out of the low back
• I added width to the sleeves

This dress sat in the unloved and unphotographed side of my closet until April of 2022 when I tried it on again. My size had changed a bit and I was willing to try it again.  

I think I've been convinced to keep this one and actually wear it.  So, does a couple years in the magic closet ever convince you to keep something that you thought was a fail?

Also, I'm curious - do you name your garments?  And how do you keep track of what you made along with size, alterations, etc.