Lately I've been needing, well wanting new tops. Easy T's and quick blouses to spruce up my jeans and a t-shirt uniform. I love skirts and dresses, but I'm always cold, so I rarely wear them.
Here is my latest top experiment. McCall's 6241.
I call it an experiment because though I've been wanting to make it for some time now, I recently read the reviews and they were far than glowing. I figured, that I'd call this a wearable muslin and move on to something else quickly. Luckily, it was very quick and I finished it in an afternoon.
Some notes on the top:
I made View A, the short sleeve version. As you can see in the picture below, I drafted an attached facing to flip under so I would not have to narrow hem the cheap jersey. This facing worked GREAT and the neckline stays perfect all day long. For the back neckline, I removed some of the seam allowance and drafted a binding that I just serged on, then topstitched. It was a great solution to the narrow hem problem.
The cool thing about this top is that it only took 1 yard because I made a size 8 and the fabric was 60" wide. The pattern calls for a 1 1/8 yds., but I squeezed it in! I think I'm going to enter it in one yard PR challenge for the heck of it!
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If I ever make this again, I will shorten it by a few inches and choose a nicer knit, but I doubt I will ever work with this pattern again.
Great job. Now you've got me looking in the drawer for that pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt is what it is..quick and more stylish than a basic tshirt. I think you shouldn't abandon this pattern too quickly.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others, it's better than a run of the mill knit shirt.
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