Monday, January 02, 2012

Productive day for my last day off

Today has been very productive sewing wise.  I decided to make another Vogue 8669 now that I have got the pattern tweaked to for a better fit.  I had some black crepe knit in my stash, acquired from Les Fabrique in Charlottesville, VA.  It is at least three years old.  I love the rich black color of this knit and the texture.  I had enough of this fabric to make two tops.  So the second top I made was Pamela's Perfect T-shirt pattern #104.

I was surprised about the fit of the Pamela's Pattern.  I had made one from this pattern before, but it was huge.  I decided to give it a try again though and went with the small due to high bust measurement and then made a one inch FBA.  This turned out well.  I did use the front pattern piece with the dart.  This resulted in a good fit.

I wear a lot of black for my job.  I never seem to have enough black tops., either RTW or custom made by me.   One of my favorite black tops is one I made from a Sandra Betzina pattern that it is now looking fairly worn.  I decided to give it to Goodwill.

So now I have two new tops to start the new year.  Photos later.



3 comments:

  1. Back to reality, eh? Sorry! Hope it's an easy return to work. Can't wait to see pictures of your new tops!

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  2. I know what you mean...I need alot of black and white tops for work...so I understand your need to make more! Glad you had a wonderful & productive vacation!

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  3. Interesting info about how you handled the Pamela's Pattern top. Glad it worked out! Happy New Years to you, Linda

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