Day 66 of Year 8- No turning back now...

First, let me say that this is posed. I didn't actually cut the fabric there. I cut it about an inch away from the seam.

So, I got this awesome dress a couple of months ago. When I bought it, I knew I'd have trouble with the sleeves. I have really, really gross upper arms. Back in the day, I lost weight too quickly (I went from being a stay-home mother to working 40+ hours a week as a night shift security guard. 22 flights of stairs a night, twice a night on weekends) and I got stuck with a lot of skin. But, unlike normal people, this skin just got worse. I don't leave the house without my arms covered. Sure, you can still see them through the fabric, but I'm not just showing them. (that's part of the reason I have to wear 3XL t-shirts). Anyway, my arms measure around 26 to 28 inches (depending on if I'm swollen or not- it happens from time to time).

I wore the dress one day that I knew I wasn't leaving the house. And it fits great everywhere- except my upper arms. And because of how the fabric is, my arms made it fit oddly across my shoulders/chest. The way I'm holding my arms in the photo is the only way I could hold my arms at rest. So, I decided that I'd get someone to remove the sleeves. That seems counter-intuitive to having really gross upper arms, but I have several cover-ups I wear over tank tops.
This is my favorite and I have this one in white... along with a couple other black ones and even a red one somewhere.

Since faire season is getting closer, I decided not to bother any of my sewing friends because they've all got real projects to work on. So, I watched some YouTube videos. i read a bunch of tutorials and decided to give it a shot on my own. Worst case scenario is that I screw it up and then have to pay a seamstress to fix it. Best case? Well, the best case happened. I cut the sleeves off, about an inch away from the seam. I folded the raw edge twice and pinned them in place. The fabric is faux suede, so it was more like rolling than folding, but it did what I thought it would do... after pinning it in place, I hand-sewed it along the existing seam. And now I can wear it!!

Yay, me!!

Taken on: April 20, 2017

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