I went to my local fabric store for thread and came out with thread and fabric.
The fabric is pretty cute. An oatmeal coloured marle cotton knit with rainbow freckles sprinkled throughout. Practically a neutral.
While I should have just bought the thread and left the fabric behind, I thought Felicity would like the fabric and that it would work as a top to wear with her cat skirt.
Right on both counts.
What pattern to use? After a long search through all my large BurdaStyle magazine collection, my smaller stash of PDF and paper patterns and some online exploration (long enough to have already sewn something!) we settled on shortening a simple shift dress pattern, Vogue 8805, into a top.
The fabric is a knit with some stretch but only in one direction, so I acted as if it was a delicate woven that needed stabilising – I used a straight stitch for all construction and added a woven ribbon to the shoulder seams.
Rather than finish the neck with bias binding, I trimmed to 1 cm by overlocking the edges, folded in on the stitching line and stitched the overlocked seam allowance down. This seems to have held up just fine.
This is size 12 with a D cup. I removed the excess fabric in the dart before sewing it and then overlocked close to the stitching.
This makes the dart look like a seam.
Such fun fabric. Goes with the cat skirt as planned but also look great with denim.
Now I want one too!
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Looks nice. Isn’t it amazing how often when all you need at the fabric store is thread or buttons and fabric ends up in the bag!
So often!
What a great top. I have that pattern but would never have thought to use it to make a knit top. Looks great with the cute skirt.
Looks great. She’s lucky to have a mum that can make her clothes that fit. Great job on the darts. I normally sew dart then trim, in case I need to move it after trying on, especially with knits (even no vertical stretch) as they can drop once weight is on them. Wovens I trim at 5/8″ fold edges in and topstitch to make mock French seam finish.
That’s such a good idea. Thanks 😊
great use of this pattern – it gives a nice shape to what could have been a shapeless top. I love that the fabric works as a neutral!
If leopard can be a neutral so can this!
What pretty fabric! The stabilising ribbon on the shoulder seam looks lovely – definitely a case of making the inside as good as the outside.
Lovely fabric, and works perfectly for the plan. I totally understand the ‘need thread, but buy fabric too’ 😂
Love the use of the Tessuti ribbon!
It makes me smile when I sew it in and then every time afterwards that I see it. Repurposing at its finest!