It's official. I have finished something for myself that fits moderately well. I always tell people that I only sew for people who haven't hit puberty yet. I picked up this
Simplicity Lisette Portfolio pattern set the other day, and was struck by how much I liked all of the pieces in the collection. Turns out they are all designed by Liesl Gibson who designs the
Oliver + S kids patterns. I'm a huge fan of hers.
I was in Arlington about a week later and found this great fabric from Anthology's Mod Charm collection, and setttled down to sew. I decided to make the blouse instead of the dress or tunic first, just so I could get an idea about size. In retrospect, I see that the top length is listed as cropped, which I had to account for by making a bias binding for the hem. I also ripped off the cuffs that I created for the shirt and made a simple rolled-hem cuff. The cuffs would have been cute, but unfortunately I was running out of interfacing, so I used a slightly heavier facing, which ended up making the cuffs feel like shackles. Anyhow, here are the results.
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| Sleeve Detail |
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| Placket Detail |
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| Neckline |
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| Sunshine Detail |
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| I think I'll keep it! |
3 comments:
It looks good on you! Will you try the tunic next? That one is my favorite. Thanks for posting your photo to the Flickr group--I love seeing what people make from the Lisette patterns. Cheers!
I was in New York City last week and picked up some great cotton batiste to make the tunic with. I love the tunic you made out of the Nani Iro gauze.
love it marge - you look great and the top is very cute. i am impressed with all your cute sewing. i might have to follow your lead and start sewing for kate.
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