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I actually did NOT lengthen the pattern for once (I usually have to by 1"/2 cm since I'm 5'8"/1.73m)-- I lopped of about 2" (5 cm) off the finished hem instead. Here, check out what it looked like before (below) I cut off that length and hemmed it while in my sewing basement... I felt like this short was screaming an early-maternity-look. It was an odd length on my figure. The hem needed to go up.. or lengthen it for a cutesy a-line spring dress.
I need to do some swayback adjustment. I *almost* did one before I even cut the fabric, but laziness prevailed. The truth is, this is how my RTW tops already fit anyhow. But I'm not here to bust out RTW fitted tops! I was on the ball and did alter the back neckline. I added two dart because it was gaping out (this is a normal occurrence with almost all patterns for me.) You can't even see them.
The side view is not my favorite. The back has so much extra material floating around back there. I know, you're like, why is she being so critical. These are my notes for future reference for this pattern and I feel like I don't have a load to say about the steps and process of sewing a basic tee.
I made a pocket. Why not? You can also see I top stitched my yoke and added a narrow binding for my neckline. The pattern tells you to just fold over the edged and stitch?! No thanks. I ended up cutting of enough length to remove the side vents at them and ten created a softly rounded hemline. I used Pellon Easy Knit Tape (cut to half width) on my hem before folding it up and using a straight stitch. This hem will never need to be stretched so a straight stitch is totally fine. I did just fold my sleeve hems up and do a very slight zig zag stitch. This was 1.0 width and 2.5 length.
This is a cute t-shirt. You look good wearing it. Most of the time, I find a new pattern needs some fine tuning the second time around. You're smart to make notes on your blog post.
ReplyDeleteI like this tee, too! I think your tweaking made it look much better than where you started from. I have a top I am working on that I am having to tweak the fit on also, and sometimes that is the most trying part. But overall, it looks good.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cute tee! Lots of room for design details. Love that hemline, it is gorgeous on you!
ReplyDeleteVery nice tee and you're enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I like the fit on you!!
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