Corduroy York Pinafore // Sew Bibs
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Happy Friday!
I am so excited to share with you my first completed make for the #SEWBIBS challenge!! Woo-hoo!! (If you don't know what I'm talking about, see this post HERE)
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I purchased the York Pinafore pattern during release week and thought that since it seemed like such a quick make I'd get to it immediately. Well, that definitely didn't happen. It seems like it rarely does! :)
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When Teri asked me if I'd like to co-host a challenge with her, of course I was very excited about it. Then we started brainstorming ideas for what the challenge theme should be and I sort of selfishly suggested we sew overalls and pinafores. Thus, #SEWBIBS was born! And I'm the happiest of them all for the push to sew some of the amazing patterns out there!
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To start the ball rolling, I opted for what I knew would be the most instant gratification and sewed the York Pinafore, which has definitely taken the sewing community by storm. And for good reason!! It's so
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It is really a quick sew. Though at one point it may start to feel like you are indeed sewing on miles of bias tape, but I promise, it's only yards. ;) And it really does go quickly!
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I will admit, that part of my hesitation in tackling this project of my own accord was that I wasn't 100% sure that I would love the cocoon shape on my body. I am the opposite of a pear, with my hips being proportionately the smallest part of me, so I wasn't sure that ADDING volume to that area would work for me.
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I hemmed and hawed a little bit about which size to cut at the hips, but ended up cutting out a straight size med, which all of my measurements fit into. I then followed Helen's tip and baste fitted the side seams before going too far with things and I'm so glad I did!
When I first put it on as a straight size med, I was definitely not loving it! It did indeed add bulk to my bottom half and I felt like I wasn't seeing me in the mirror. So I kept adding basting lines and more basting lines until I had taken it in to more of a pencil skirt shape. The pencil skirt shape was too tight, but I knew that I could safely cut the side seams down to a size small and go from there.
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That's exactly what I did, and then attached my pockets and baste fitted once more at a straight size small and it was perfect!! I loved the shape and the way I felt in it so much!
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And speaking of pockets, you've probably noticed they are not a shape included in the pattern. This was a really simple mod, I just straightened out the round pockets and slimmed + shortened them ever so slightly. They are huge! And so so fun! I got this idea from Tiahna's York that she blogged about HERE.
I did have to make a length adjustment since I'm only 5'3" and the pattern is drafted for a height of 5"6". I took 1 inch of length out of the bodice and split it between the 2 lengthen/shorten lines included. I also shortened the hem length 3/4".
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I absolutely love this pinafore paired with this fun balloon sleeve top! It's a top that I made by hacking the Lana Top Pattern. It's a total hack job, haha, but I had decent confidence that it would turn out. My drafting skills are pretty limited, so I'm not sure if I can share an actual tutorial with you... We shall see!
The fabric I used for the pinafore is a wide wale non-stretch corduroy in Rose from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics. I love this fabric so much! I have limited experience working with corduroy, so I searched the web for some tips and found so many from this awesome community! I especially liked these three posts; 1 // 2 // 3. I found the most interesting thing that in working with it, it really didn't need to be pressed! I feel like that saved so much time in being able to just finger press as I went, especially when applying the bias tape! (I did use my iron to press the bias tape, since I made it from a cute coordinating quilting cotton ;) )
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The fabric I used for my top is also from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics, it is Robert Kaufman Catalina Knit in white and is a very nice and heavy cotton/spandex. It was the perfect weight and body for a light sweatshirt like I was going for!
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics is also a sponsor for #SEWBIBS and they have an active discount code through the rest of the month (ends Mar 31st). Use code SEWBIBS15 to get 15% off all fabrics!
I think I'm almost done spilling all the things here now, so I'll leave you with a second way that I styled my York Pinafore. I feel like this second look is much edgier, and will be great for warmer weather!
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I paired it with a rib-knit Nikko Top, which makes the perfect layering piece under so many things.
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So there you have it! I could not be more excited about my first #sewbibs make and I'm already off on making the next!
Thanks for stopping by and happy sewing!
~Heidi
Love your dress! I too have been wondering whether this style will suit me too as I'm the wide shoulder/small hips/ no waist shape. So good to see you adjusted it to work for you and it looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm so happy with how this turned out and it a favorite in my wardrobe!
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