Sunday, November 07, 2010

Should have been the arabesque top from Anthro



That frankenpatterning didn't quite turn out like I wanted, so I moved on to some other sewing.


Here's McCall's 6031 in a bright fushia...last summer top for now.

I definitely feel this was a sucess and the fit is perfect! I highly recommend this one for a great little top. I want to do this again, but don't have the fabric for it right now.


Next up, Butterick 5387. I wanted 5283, but it was discontinued before I could purchase it at the last Joann's $.99 pattern sale. That darn twisting business at the neckline made no sense to me in the directions, but whatever I did ended up working. All that darn hand sewing made this one a bit of a bummer to make, but the result was good. I suppose since you have to stop and hand sew before you can move on to the next step did make the construction go a bit faster. This I made in an olive cotton interlock, but it seems a bit flimsy. Guess all interlock is not created equally.

I did finish a raglan pajama top and a pair of flannel pj pants, but I figure that's a bit boring. Ya know? Pjs are still on my radar, and I am waiting for another pattern sale. I also need fleece. That is gonna be a hard one to get. I've been on a bit of a sock finishing frenzy so that's the project du jour.