I'm a RTWF failure - I admit it, I bought a couple of tops for a trip - I just can't seem to get my sewing act together! We just got back from two weeks in Italy and my one chance to maybe buy some silk in the Lake Como area didn't materialize.
I lost weight two years ago and was sort of ok with what didn't come off but somehow, that 10 has begun following me around again - I don't have a lot of interest in trying to fit what is here so I expect my summer sewing will be tops that can fit just about any body. I have a piece of voile that will be cool and comfortable and that is going to be tomorrow's project, along with a petal skirt that was a free pattern from itch-to-stitch.com. Hopefully both can be completed over the weekend - wish me luck!
The one thing I have managed to finish was another top, using the pattern from Marcy and Katherine Tilton's Craftsy class. I don't love the fit of it but it is wearable. I only used the small collar from the pattern - zippers along the edge of the collar didn't appeal to me and would have been too heavy for the fabric. The close up of the neck shows about the way it looks all the time - not great but ok.
I lost weight two years ago and was sort of ok with what didn't come off but somehow, that 10 has begun following me around again - I don't have a lot of interest in trying to fit what is here so I expect my summer sewing will be tops that can fit just about any body. I have a piece of voile that will be cool and comfortable and that is going to be tomorrow's project, along with a petal skirt that was a free pattern from itch-to-stitch.com. Hopefully both can be completed over the weekend - wish me luck!
The one thing I have managed to finish was another top, using the pattern from Marcy and Katherine Tilton's Craftsy class. I don't love the fit of it but it is wearable. I only used the small collar from the pattern - zippers along the edge of the collar didn't appeal to me and would have been too heavy for the fabric. The close up of the neck shows about the way it looks all the time - not great but ok.
The wrinkles going from the armhole to the neck are only there because of how I was trying to hold the camera and photograph the thing - how awkward it is to take your own picture! Unfortunately, the neck wrinkles stay no matter how I hold anything! I don't remember where I got the fabric but it was an online order. It washes and dries well and also travels well, as do all my tops. Love being able to shove them in tiny places in the suitcase!
