This top was one that I was going to make to go along with my stash busting outfit, but it was a bit too much all together. The Challenge Create – Adult Edition results were released starting on Tuesday, and I was the lowest scoring. Ah well, I got some fun prizes! One was a Spoonflower gift certificate, so I am going to make up a design to print on some of their newer fabrics I haven’t tried yet.
Onward…
This is a satiny material with a very slight stretch to it. I decided to make a loose cowl sleeveless shirt for summer.
So I drafted the cowl, but it ended up being a bit too loose. As in the cowl would have ended up showing quite a bit of bra, and that is just not something you want to wear to work. At least to my work. 😉
I put my new shirt on my duct tape dress form that I finally got up on a stand.
Brian helped me out with it a few years ago, and it is mostly my measurements. It is good enough anyways. I used an old coat rack as the stand. I had to cut off the top a little bit with a hacksaw to make it closer to my height. I kept some of the metal coat rack things on it, so it would catch the stuffing and not push out the top. Like it did the first time I put it on the stand. I should make a cover for this, too. It’s a bit white trashy right now with all the tape, but it works for now.
Anyways…
I put the top on the dressform and proceeded to pin the cowl up to where it would be a bit less provocateur. It was a bit of trial and error in getting the draping right. I would sew a few spots, and then put it back up to see how things were progressing. This is where it ended up.
Next, I have a shrug that I made at one point this winter. I got the idea from a Pinterest pin that is in some Asian language. The first draft was trashed, and this one mostly works. It is a bit long of arm, so it is very bunched at my wrists. This is a light sweater knit fabric. When drafting this you need to make sure the arms are not too long or too wide. Or too thin. Just right…just like goldilocks. 🙂
My first version was too narrow in the arms, so I couldn’t really get it on.
You would probably see the gathers better if you had a thicker knit than what I used. I would also do a clear elastic in the hem by the body or else it may get a bit stretched out. It would keep it closer to the body if you did that bit.
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I have actually posted THREE Pinterest projects this month. The shorts for the Girl, the AQ outfit for me, and this shrug. I am on a ROLL! Now I need to figure out what to make for May.
I have my kid’s costumes done for this weekend, but I will wait to post them until after we go to the comic con. I think they both turned out pretty well, and the kids are happy, so I call that a WIN. 🙂
Beautiful cowl neck, Stacy. Great job on all the sewing and I can’t wait to see the costumes.
Love the shrug! And love seeing you wear that skirt!
Thanks ladies! I am looking forward to showing the kids’ costumes. I love making them, and love it even more when the kids are excited about wearing them!
I love your top, the cowl collar looks great. I like the shrug too, I would like to work with knits, the stretchyness scares me!! I’m building up the nerve to try!
Enjoy your prizes!