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The Dress That Almost Was | Reflections from the First Year of the Pandemic

Carolyn wearing her unfinished satin crepe dress made for the commemoration of Jesus Christ during the pandemic.

I made this satin crepe dress during the first year of the pandemic for the commemoration of Jesus Christ — all in just two hours before our Zoom gathering. What started as a rushed project turned into a funny memory and a reminder that even experienced sewists sometimes have to adapt under pressure.