We are well into summer and I finally got my sewing mojo back !
I have all these t-shirt scraps ALL OVER THE PLACE. So I need to get rid of use them so I can get space for more...
I have this really cool mod-60ish tunic that I really love - and it is yellow ! I though I would make another like it with some of those pesky t-shirt scraps.
Here is the tunic:
You can't see the center vertical band but it is there.
So I wanted to make a mock-up before I used the "good" t-shirt scraps. At one point in my creative journey, I wanted to make some underwear to sell so I bought a lot of pajamas and nightgowns for the cute fabrics. So I have A LOT of those. I also used them to make a mock-up of my prom dress. Anywho, here is what my mock-up looks like:
First, I tried it with no sleeves: (sorry for the weird face... ugh...)
As you can see, the edges are not finished. So I decided that it DID need sleeves. Unfortunately, I did not have enough of the green fabric to make them so I got the closest I could. So here is the result. Not too bad for a lot of nighties ?
Oh, and by the way, I made another with a different placement of the pieces and was wondering which PLACEMENT was better (ignore the colors... or the face):
View A:
Which one do you think is better ?
Thanks for reading. You can get more pictures here on my blog sewliltime.
Peace !
Claudia.
9 comments:
I think View A. Somehow for me I prefer not to have a band of fabric accentuating my bosom.
But View A also helps to draw the eye upwards. Visually, it seems with View B it comes up and then stops at the bosom.
Sandy in the UK
I like View A best, too, for the same reasons Sandy mentions. Love this idea, and it's a lot like something I've been thinking about doing with some of my scrap stash. This could be the inspiration I need to get going.
Pam in the U.S.
I agree with A - much more flattering.
Yep... I'm with the rest! A is the more flattering of the two. Have fun with your project!
Hey thanks a bunch ladies ! I'll do view A then.
Well, somebody needs to stick up for View B, so as somebody whose motto is 'I spend my life in Plan B' it's gonna be me.
View B does have a funky Anthro-copy/Mondrian vibe going. Maybe if you make the bottom section into a 'four patch' next time instead of the three vertical sections?
IWOM
the second one is reallly cute. luv the mix of the two prints.:)
What fabulous fun! I like them both but version A a bit better. Love the fabrics in both. I like the idea of a four patch with the second fabrics.
Kathy
I can't really decide which I like better, but I love the conversation here. Are the fabrics you're using knits then or woven? I'm assuming knits since I don't see any darts, but I always seem to think of wovens for jammies... Thanks for a great post! -Seeks, EOD
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