Simplicity 3568
Easy to sew
Tunic length top, I made view A in a straight 10.
I wanted something to wear with my new black knit pants,
that are sort of like leggings.
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It was an easy pattern, at least it should be and should
have been, but that is my own fault. I
chose this opportunity to try out French seams.
I looked it up, got directions, wrote it down and had them by my side. Somewhere along the way, things got muddled,
and I ended up sewing the wrong sides of several pieces together. Sooo….pick pick pick out those stitches. Lesson learned. From there it was smooth sailing…almost. I got to the point of putting on the neck
facing. I had already decided that my cotton
was sturdy enough to skip the interfacing and attached the piece. It looked dreadful. I couldn’t get it to lay flat. So, I top stitched it down. Still, it irritated me. Tauntingly poking up here and there, and even
showing from underneath (especially those bunchy curved edges on the un-attached
side). I couldn’t take it anymore, and
once again, befriended my seam ripper.
Whew, that felt better already. I
guess what I’m trying to say is, I finished the neck line with a rolled seam,
and am done with *all* neck facing pieces for the entire foreseeable
future.
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| Evil neck facing piece, after being ripped out. |
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| Neckline w/o stupid facing piece. |
I also finished the slits in the
bottom by ignoring the directions and just doing what made sense. Not real wild about the placement of the
darts in the front, I think I’d like them more if they were at an angle instead
of seemingly straight across. It seems
it would be more flattering this way.
Overall, I think I’m going to like this piece alright. The fabric is still a bit stiff, but more
washings will help that I’m sure. I
might try view C, with the cowl neck, since that is what I originally got this
pattern for, but for now I have some other projects waiting.
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