I have been doing some more sewing for myself, lately. I love the zip up hoody I made last month, but I needed some shirts too. I bought some stretch ITY jersey knit fabric (apparently no longer available) from Fabric.com. The fabric is very smooth and silky, with a good amount of stretch. I love the turquoise in it and the fact that it would go well with navy or black.
For the pattern I used the Shoreline Boatneck pattern from Melly Sews that had been available for free in size small last year. Since I am more of a medium, I widened the sides a bit - but not that much because her shirt was designed to be made in woven as well as stretch fabrics and my fabric had plenty of stretch. I also straightened out the bottom and added a band, because I love a banded bottom! It is also a lot easier than hemming.
Later this week I will share another top I made for myself recently, and coming soon, a free tutorial for Easter, so stay tuned!
I wish there was more of this fabric, I love it! I have that pattern saved but haven't sewn it yet. I will probably band it as well, hemming is my least favorite thing ever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Stephanie!
DeleteWow great top! I'm pretty jealous that you are doing such useful pieces for yourself and I RARELY sew anything for me! <3
ReplyDeletethanks Mae! I'm trying to make an effort to sew more stuff for myself. it's easy to put everyone else first, but I need clothes too!
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