{"id":13585,"date":"2015-07-06T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=13585"},"modified":"2015-07-05T21:15:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T04:15:46","slug":"monday-outfit-henry-dress-in-gradients-of-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=13585","title":{"rendered":"Monday Outfit: Henry Dress in Gradients of Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Good morning! We’re still recovering from the Fourth of July party, the heat and technical blips, but I have a new garment to share today, and that’s always an energy booster for me.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, I had fun sewing up the Franklin dress + tunic<\/a> (in fact, K wore the tunic when we went to see the fireworks on Saturday). The lovely Erin of Brooklyn Pattern Co.<\/a> contacted me again recently to see if I’d be interested in giving the Henry dress<\/a> a try. But of course!<\/p>\n

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I had a hard time deciding on the fabric. The combination of the feminine pleated puffed sleeves and the more geometric angled pockets (which I absolutely love) had me scratching my head a bit.\u00a0I wanted a sort of gradient look and have this fabulous pink linen that I wanted to use, but I only had one yard of it. So I burrowed into my endless fabric supply, pulling out gingham checks, my default navy-and-white stripes, a madras seersucker, a couple of knits with bright prints… None of them felt right.<\/p>\n

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I struck gold when I found this gradient striped fabric at the bottom of one of my bins. I think it’s a cotton poplin, and I’m all about\u00a0the various shades of grey.\u00a0The one stickler was that\u00a0the stripes run parallel to the selvage, so I had to cut the patterns cross grain. This made it tricky for K to get the dress on since the fabric couldn’t stretch much width-wise and there are no closures.<\/p>\n

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For the neck and pocket facings, I used the thinnest cotton lawn in a refreshing mint color. My neck facing didn’t like staying in place despite my understitching; if you look closely enough, you’ll see the neck facing scooching up and revealing itself in small tufts. But check out my stripes-matching — I’m quite proud. I might have to start thinking about dipping my toe into quilting.<\/p>\n

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The instructions are superb, but I did a few things slightly differently, just because:<\/p>\n

1. To make finishing the sleeve edge easier, I double-folded and pressed the sleeve edge before<\/em> sewing the underarm portion of the sleeve together. It’s always harder for me to press sleeve edges in the round, and with the added bulk of the pleats, this turned out to be a good move.<\/p>\n

2. I raised the skirt hem by about 2.5inches. It looked too long to me when K tried it on.<\/p>\n

3. I basted the pockets on each side before assembling the front of the dress. The instructions guide you to simply pin the sides. By basting each side of the pocket to the side panel, the pockets are nicely attached and makes the next step easier.<\/p>\n

On a side note, I think a sleeveless version of this dress would look wonderful.<\/p>\n

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The verdict? Thumbs up from both me and K! I cut out the largest size, which is 8, and the fit is perfect. I really like how modern it looks (though maybe she appears to be heading to a corporate board room and just needs to locate her Manolo Blahniks?) and K asked if she could keep it on after the photo shoot. The ultimate sign of sewing success! She even volunteered to add some modeling oomph with her prop of choice:<\/p>\n

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Thank you for the pattern, Erin! I thoroughly enjoyed making the Henry dress, and K is a happy camper. Make sure to check out the other blog tour participants<\/a> and Erin is offering a\u00a0coupon code for you!\u00a0Readers receive 20% any pattern in the shop<\/a> with the code: SUMMERFUN15. The code runs from 12:01 am<\/span><\/span> on July 6<\/span><\/span>through 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span> on July 15<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Good morning! We’re still recovering from the Fourth of July party, the heat and technical blips, but I have a new garment to share today, and that’s always an energy booster for me. A few months ago, I had fun sewing up the Franklin dress + tunic (in fact, K wore the tunic when we went to see the fireworks on Saturday). The lovely Erin of Brooklyn Pattern Co. contacted me again recently to see if I’d be interested in giving the Henry dress a try. But of course! I had a hard time deciding on the fabric. The combination of the feminine pleated puffed sleeves and the more geometric angled pockets (which I absolutely love) had me scratching my head a bit.\u00a0I wanted a sort of gradient look and have this fabulous pink linen that I wanted to use, but I only had one yard of it. So I burrowed into my endless fabric supply, pulling out gingham checks, my default navy-and-white stripes, a madras seersucker, a couple of knits with bright prints… None of them felt right. I struck gold when I found this gradient striped fabric at the bottom of one of my bins. I think it’s a cotton poplin, and I’m all about\u00a0the various shades of grey.\u00a0The one stickler was that\u00a0the stripes run parallel to the selvage, so I had to cut the patterns cross grain. This made it tricky for K to get the dress on since the fabric couldn’t stretch much width-wise and there are no closures. For the neck and pocket facings, I used the thinnest cotton lawn in a refreshing mint color. My neck facing didn’t like staying in place despite my understitching; if you look closely enough, you’ll see the neck facing scooching up and revealing itself in small tufts. But check out my stripes-matching — I’m quite proud. I might have to start thinking about dipping my toe into quilting. The instructions are superb, but I did a few things slightly differently, just because: 1. To make finishing the sleeve edge easier, I double-folded and pressed the sleeve edge before sewing the underarm portion of the sleeve together. It’s always harder for me to press sleeve edges in the round, and with the added bulk of the pleats, this turned out to be a good move. 2. I raised the skirt hem by about 2.5inches. It looked too long to me when K tried it on. 3. I basted the pockets on each side before assembling the front of the dress. The instructions guide you to simply pin the sides. By basting each side of the pocket to the side panel, the pockets are nicely attached and makes the next step easier. On a side note, I think a sleeveless version of this dress would look wonderful. The verdict? Thumbs up from both me and K! I cut out the largest size, which is 8, and the fit is perfect. I really like how modern it looks (though maybe she appears to be heading to a corporate board room and just needs to locate her Manolo Blahniks?) and K asked if she could keep it on after the photo shoot. The ultimate sign of sewing success! She even volunteered to add some modeling oomph with her prop of choice: Thank you for the pattern, Erin! I thoroughly enjoyed making the Henry dress, and K is a happy camper. Make sure to check out the other blog tour participants and Erin is offering a\u00a0coupon code for you!\u00a0Readers receive 20% any pattern in the shop with the code: SUMMERFUN15. 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