Sunday, December 18, 2011

BWOF 06-2011-106



Dear Readers, after all the selflessness I've been displaying, surely I was overdue for some me-sewing? I decided that yes, it was indeed time to make something for me. And thankfully, I had a blessedly unscheduled weekend, which actually left me time to sew - love!

I was looking for a low-commitment quickie project to get me back in the swing of things, and so I traced out BWOF 06-2011-106 (a one-dot pattern) and got to work.



My fabric was a bit of thrift-store cotton I've had lying around for over three years in my stash. (I bought it when I still lived in Michigan; I paid 50c for 1.5 yards of fabric.)

I did most of the work yesterday, with some hem finishing things today. What a simple top! Less than 30 minutes of sewing, I did it in 5 minute chunks - I kept getting distracted. Still, super simple. I should have finished yesterday, but didn't... This evening, my parents came over for dinner (my mom cooked, score!) and I should have got one of them to take my photo. Unfortunately, the top still needed hemming at that point, my allergies had been insane all day. Hence, self-taken photos of me, which I hate, really, but ah well.

I was aiming for a feel that was a sort of a cross between artist smock and peasant blouse. I'm not sure if that's the look I got, or if instead I got scrubs. I'm sticking to the former.

That's quite a v-neck, no? Ah, Burda - my breasts actually don't need to be on display when I make a shirt. Next version around, I'll raise the neck an inch or so.

This might be a contender for my SWAP. It certainly fits the 'Sew the Basics' theme.

And now I'm off to cut the next version...

4 comments:

Faye Lewis said...

I like your top. Sometimes you just want simple and quick. Your top could be dressy or casual depending on the fabric choice and would look good under a jacket.

AllisonC said...

30 minutes??!! I don't think I can even cut anything out in that time. This is a great find, you can make it up in all different kinds of fabrics for simple summer tops, shiny tops or layering pieces for work.

Oh I see that's what Faye just said too!

molly said...

I don't think it looks like scrubs mostly because it's white and doesn't have a pocket. It looks very comfortable too!

anuradha said...

It looks beautiful,def.does not look like scrubs...