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Heading picture for Promises of 2020 post. It features Chelsea in a bright pink dress, standing in front of a fountain, holding a glass of champagne, swinging her hair over her shoulder.

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Promises For 2020

January 8, 2020 1 Comment

Let’s get Cher her number 1 for the decade! I am very serious about that….

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Just hanging with my buds 🌸 Dress: hacked #Ash

Just hanging with my buds 🌸

Dress: hacked #AshtonTop by @helens__closet in a squishy black crinkle linen from @WeAreTheFabricStore . I used the sleeve modification pack from Helen’s Closet, cut the cropped version (and cropped it an additional 1.5-ish inches), took in the waist by about 4 inches and added a gathered skirt! It took me a bit of test, seam ripping and fabric cutting to hit on the right mods, but we got there! Now to make 381 other version 😉

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, stands in front of a bush with purple flowers. She is wearing a black dress and sunglasses shaped like lips. She is smiling at the camera. End image description

Took my floral Ogden to meet some flowers irl, ✨

Took my floral Ogden to meet some flowers irl, ✨found my light✨, somehow fell while kneeling (the Catholic in me is honestly ashamed at that)

Top: #OgdenCami details in previous posts
Skirt: Eloquii

Image descriptions: Chelsea, a fat white woman, kneels behind a pink flower. She is wearing a blue floral print shirt and bright pink shirt. Her eyes are closed, she has her hands on her hips, and she is smiling with her face tilted at the sun. Image 2: Chelsea is in the same position, but she has her hands on the ground and she is laughing because she fell. End image descriptions.

(Almost) finished my Nap Dress dupe (that pesky he

(Almost) finished my Nap Dress dupe (that pesky hem), but I was too excited to resist tossing it on right away!
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I followed @ByHandLondon ‘s tutorial for their shirred dress. I used quilting cotton and DEFINITELY recommend not doing 1.5x bust measurement if you use quilting cotton because it doesn’t shrink up as much. I’ve had to adjust this dress multiple times, including removing roughly 3 inches at the high bust. I used a 4.5 stitch length (the highest on my machine) to get maximum shrinkage.
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Fabric: a @RiflePaperCo quilting cotton, purchased from @universityofsewing ! I love Rifle’s fabrics (as evidenced by a quick scroll of my page), and this is no exception.
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Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, stands outside in the rain in a pink floral dress. The dress has a gathered bust and sleeves. Chelsea is smiling with her eyes closed and her hands on her hips. End image description.

Is there anything better than someone asking if yo

Is there anything better than someone asking if you remember where you bought your dress because they love it so much they want to get one, and getting to say you made it?
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✨No✨
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(We also chatted about their daughter being interested in sewing! If you are interested in sewing: do it!!! There are SO many free resources, YouTubers and Instagramers who are rooting for you and here to help!!)
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Dress: My beloved #BHLHannah by @ByHandLondon . Goes up to a 61” bust, 63” hip (finished bust is 69”, finished hip is 104”). I made mine in a straight size 20 (from before the size expansion)!

Twirling into the weekend like ✨💃🏼🌱✨

Twirling into the weekend like ✨💃🏼🌱✨

Dress: #CharlieCaftan by @ClosetCorePatterns details a few posts back

Image description: Chelsea, a fat white woman, spins in a long dress with side slits. Her hair is flying out to the side, her arms are flung out at her sides and she is smiling. End image description

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