Despite my best intentions, I normally miss the boat when it comes to participating in sewing series but due to the confluence of Selfish Sewing Week, Spring Top week, Me-Made-May and Need Moar Long Sleeves Year I've got a make that fits all four! Step forward low scoop Trifecta Top in XL stripes.
These stripes are the best because I have both red and royal blue jeans to match, but I find sewing stripes more laborious for trying to get them to match over the side seam. I think I've cracked it, though: rather than matching them up perfectly when you run them under the serger, shift it so the stripe on the top falls a teensy bit below the stripe on the bottom. The feed dogs will push the bottom layer forward while running it under the foot and suddenly they're aligned! Caveat lector: this is true with my machine, perhaps not others. So focussed was I on matching the stripes that I completely dropped the ball on the neckline! That tiny bit of blue on the left side drove me demented and I could not leave it as such. A seam rip and fix the next day and all is well in the world again.
I'm not getting very many 'proper' photo shots of my Me-Made outfits recently- I even made a dress for a wedding last weekend without getting pictures. Sad! Steven really hates
Great make. I like the neckline. I am learning loads about jersey and have used your tutorials and linked to them on my blog. Jo x
ReplyDeleteIt's a very cute top, you look gorgeous in it.
ReplyDeleteHusbands, mine is much the same way.
love the top! the stripes are so fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm suuuuper impressed with your stripe matching! I love how they make that fun red yoke look at the neckline - I totally didn't recognize this was a raglan at first!
ReplyDeleteSOOO cute with the blue nails and red jeans!!! i've been collecting wide striped jersey too, and also need more long-sleeves. well done!
ReplyDeleteHi, I saw you at Blogtacular, but didn't get chance to tell you how great the dress was that you were wearing, I loved it. I just stumbled upon a picture of you making the dress for Blogtacular (the raspberry soulbird fabric), and didn't realise until then that it was made by you - it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteMaria x