This week’s project is Kwik Sew 4069, a fitted turtleneck long sleeved tee. While the fit on my black turtleneck isn’t perfect, after a few pattern changes, it’s a lot better than the first striped version. I may still have some fit improvement if I do an FBA, but the fit is now very close to […]
McCall’s 6927 sleeved tunic in Indigo dyed linen
McCall’s 6927 -2.00 Fabric -gifted from a friend Back button 1.00 Total cost. Three dollars After last week’s failed version of McCall’s 6927, I knew I wanted to make another with all the fitting changes it needed. I now have a comfortable semi fitted woven pattern with comfortable sleeves! I made a lot of changes […]
First failure of the year. McCall’s 6927 in destroyed velvet
“You can always use the fabric for a Barbie dress” You know you’re project is a failure when your kid tells you that. This was a classic case of misplaced bust darts ruining a top. Not only are they too too high, but pointing in different directions. Niiiice. Then I tore them out three times […]
Raising armscye depth and removing height from sleeve caps for a better sleeve fit.
I knew I would have to redraft McCall’s 6927 after my muslin was pulling at the lower armhole and the sleeve was gathering too much at the sleeve cap. The armscye depth would need to be raised and the sleeve cap would also need to be lowered, most likely. From Kathleen Fasanella at Fashion Incubator: […]