Gossamer

Yesterday, I made the new Deer & Doe Plantain t-shirt pattern.

I didn't really mean to; I just meant to trace it.  But that didn't take long, so I decided to cut my fabric.  That didn't take long either, so I decided to sew it up.

Also, I got a new camera which can do lots of fun effects, so I took a bazillion pictures in the sunshine this morning :-)  I managed to narrow it down to ten.

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For this top, I used leftover sequin-embroidered mesh from my Sparkle and Swish skirt.  I had just enough of the embroidered section to cut the front; the back and sleeves are cut from the plain section.

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I sewed the whole thing together with a short, narrow zigzag (1.5 width and 1.5 length on my Janome) using "invisible" thread.  I trimmed all the seam allowances in half after sewing and before pressing to make them less conspicuous.

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For the neckband, I wanted a raw, unfinished look.  So I sewed the folded edge to the neck opening, then pressed all the layers toward the neck.

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Because this mesh doesn't ravel I didn't bother with hemming on the sleeves or the back.  The front has an embroidered edging.

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When I was tracing the pattern, it looked awfully narrow.  So I traced a size 38, rather than the 36 I've been using lately.  But I made a fatal error:  It didn't even occur to me that I was cutting my pieces against the grain rather than with.  So there's zero widthwise stretch . . . which means it's far too small for me.  I was able to get it on, but just.  Getting it off again was quite a chore.

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But you know, I don't mind.  I had fun making a beautiful piece, and I'm going to offer it to my tween niece, who may like it.

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And I'll be trying this pattern again, in a fabric with some stretch.