Tag: gathering
Ottobre – 3-2014 #28 Maxidots Sleeveless Top
Things I Learned
- Refashion – I wanted to try refashioning one of my old shirts into something for my daughter. I had JUST enough fabric to make this tank. In fact, I was a little short for the main shirt pieces, so I had to improvise and cutout separate shoulder yokes and figure out how to add them in to the existing pattern. The yokes are actually two different rectangles each, which looks a little strange. If I did it again I would make them each one rectangle.
- Gathered neckline – My gathers look a little off-center. 😦
Ottobre – 2-2014 #3 Solid Green Jersey Top
Things I Learned
- Gathered neckline – I feel like my gathers ended up a little off-centered. Next time I will make the elastic tape a little longer and start it a little before and end it after the markings on the pattern. With elastic tape, the start and end of my gathers is never as good as the middle.
- Fabric type – This was made from a cotton blend knit from JoAnn’s. I didn’t really like the feeling of the fabric and after some washes it started pilling. 😦 I will try this shirt again with some more expensive fabric!
This was the first piece of clothing I made for myself. 🙂 It was a good fit on me so I was very pleased! It’s worth another shot to get the neckline perfected.
Sew Happy by Sarah 