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Rad Aphrodite dress

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Rad Patterns Aphrodite dress with "more coverage" option. Solid is a really soft crepe jersey. It is very thin so I made the bodice fully lined. Hacked to attach half circle skirt. Floral skirt is DBP. I'm really excited to try more Rad patterns b/c many other pattern companies have disappointed me by failing at inclusivity (in moderating their Facebook groups and in their choices of models, etc.)

Spring Sews

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Summer Festival Sling from Swoon Patterns (free). Cottons from JoAnn and a whole lot of SF101 interfacing. Leggings fabric from Affordable Fabrics And More. Color blocked hacked raglan  Child Halla Stardust in MK Designs Lego Batman fabric (cotton Lycra). Leggings in MK Designs cotton Lycra. Necklace made from acrylic skins left over from pouring on canvas.

SFRs, Power Bra, Endurance Bra attempt 2

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Raglan with ruched funnel collar and thumbhole cuffs from add-on pack. Hacked with color block tutorial from Hey June blog. The tutorial seems to be for a shorter length top, so I didn't follow it exactly. I used leftovers from Sly Fox Fabrics Baby French Terry. This was a test of the color blocking before cutting into some custom Cotton Lycra, but I really love the way it turned out. Greenstyle Creation's new Power Bra from the sew-along. Fabric Fairy supplex (magenta), JoAnn Superflex (black), and Fabric Fairy swim lining and powernet. I had to make some changes to add more support while I was making it.  38F size, drew my own "more coverage" line, but back cut down to 36 size. Two layers of Superflex in the back. Originally I used silicone backed strapping that came in the kit for the straps, (strappy cross back option) but it wasn't supportive enough and white threads of elastic started escaping from the seam. I redid the straps with 3/4" no rol