Thursday 10 November 2016

Aztec and Black Long Sleeve Top - Operation Stay Toasty

 Project lets try not to freeze my backside off on the school run is going quite well, Im not in possession on three long sleeve tops, 2 handmade and 1 rtw. The school run is still as cold and this morning I had the added bonus of rain! But one of the Grandad's was nice enough to drive me home so I didn't get completely soaked!


Anyway onto this top! I used the same threadcount cardigan as last time and just cut the front and back on the fold. I used an old aztec print dress and the skirt part of an old dress for the top so its recycled! The only issue I had was I didn't have quite enough fabric for the full length of the body. And keeping it as a crop top would have defeated the point of operation stay toasty! So I added the bottom of the dress on the make it a bit longer.


The fits pretty similar but there is some bunching around the seam where I had to add the extension. I do kind of like the look of the black and the print colour blocking that's happening.


It was a pretty simple sew, It took about an hour to cut it out and sew it up on the overlocker. I just overlocked all the edges again to make it a super speedy make.

In other news, I am super super tired, which I'm blaming on the stupid weather. Its making lil man grumpy as well, yesterday he whinged the whole way home because he was cold :(

I've been getting lots of sewing done and I think I've finally restored the balance between cleaning and sewing after or honeymoon and wedding!

And I've had a couple of very good post days!

Frankie

xxx



6 comments:

  1. I like that Frankie. The print and solid go well together. Keep warm.

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    1. Thankyou, I think its growing on me but that could just be because its warm! xx

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  2. I like making long Sleeved t-shirts out of bits of left over jersey. The only thing you have to watch is the direction of stretch. I once cut sleeves for a top on the wrong grain becasue I was so busy trying to squeeze sleeves out of a remnant and it felt like I was having my blood pressure constantly taken while wearing it! I like that combo. Jo x

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    1. Yeah Im always so conscious of the stretch factor especially in knits! I cant think of anything worse than making something and then it not fitting! x

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  3. Great top, it kinda looks like you have a patterned long sleeve on with a black tank top over it. Operation stay toastie is going well x

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    1. Hey it kind of does! Thats a pretty cool way of looking at it.
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