{"id":993,"date":"2023-06-18T19:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T23:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorrie.cranor.org\/blog\/?p=993"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:35:50","slug":"joanne-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorrie.cranor.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/18\/joanne-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanne dress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In October 2022 I ordered some funky paisley ITY fabric I found on Amazon and used it to make a Sinclair Joanne dress<\/a>. I sewed it according to the pattern as written in size 4p with the knee length option and used clear elastic to stabilize the waist. I used my go-to HeatNBond Soft Stretch<\/a> for hemming and zigzagged over the edge. I was planning to make it three-quarter sleeves but after looking at some lovely examples of the flounce sleeve on other sewist’s dresses I decided to give flounces a try. I was worried that the flounces would be difficult to implement and would get in the way when wearing. However, the flounces were very straightforward to sew, and I was able to omit hemming the ITY. Positioned at the elbow they don’t tend to get in the way either. And they look awesome with this particular fabric design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was my first time sewing ITY and I was worried that it would be slippery and hard to sew, but it actually wasn’t bad at all. I also wondered whether I would need to line it as it has a lot of white areas that are not 100% opaque. It seems fine without linking. Sewing the bodice with the faux wrap looks tricky as it relies on proper stretch for it all to work out. But I found if you follow the instructions it all comes together pretty easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One minor complaint is that the clear elastic at the waist can sometimes be uncomfortable since you can end up with plastic elastic rubbing against your skin. I think I might use braided elastic or forgo the elastic in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My biggest complaint was that my phone kept falling out of the pockets, which aren’t deep enough, especially with slippery ITY fabric. I ended up grafting another two inches to the bottom of the pockets after the fact to solve the problem. If I make this dress again (I’m sure I will!) I will definitely make the pockets deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dress has been great to wear in fall and spring weather, and with a sweater or jacket on chilly days. The print I used is fairly eye catching and regularly brings complements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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