White turtleneck top

 White turtleneck top

This is the polo neck/turtleneck from New Look 6008 (long out of print) with a high round back alteration.

It'll be ready for later in the year when the weather cools down.

White Core Tee

This is a Closet Core Tee in plain white.

I did the longer length with a sleeve length between the two views. I added the pocket as it looks nice.

I did 1" hems on the coverhem machine.

Should be a good summer basic.

Free T-Shirt Pattern: Meet the Core T-Shirt, our First Free Garment Pattern! | Closet Core Patterns

White Vera Top (modified)

 This is a modified Vera Knit Top with a solid body and sleeves with holes!

I changed the V neck to a scoop, did a high round back alteration and added longer cuffs than the pattern (I find theirs a bit tight)

Vera - Knit top (Free PDF pattern) - Forget-me-not Patterns

Scoop neck knit top

 

This is a very simple scooped neck tee in white made from a pattern I traced from a RTW top.

I find it useful to have a few plain basic pieces to wear with the fun prints and my white tops don't tend to last long....

Zipped Pouch

This was my first experiment making something with fusible fleece inside it. 

I'd already fused the fleece to the whole outer fabric before I went hunting for a tutorial and my dimensions are slightly different, but I broadly followed this YouTube video.

Next time I will cut the fusible fleece a little smaller so it is NOT in the seam allowances, but the finished pouch is definitely usable as it is.

The fabric originally came from a sample book. Auntie A made it into a small cushion and gave it me as a gift. I later reused the fabric as a pair of pictures when I redid the kitchen in my previous home.

For this project, I removed the fabric from the frames and used the pieces to make the pouch.

The lining was a remnant from Auntie J's stash. (Auntie J and Auntie A are my mum's 2 older sisters)

Fleece alteration

I had this navy and white RTW fleece turtleneck top which I wore occasionally when it was very cold.

I thought it would get more wear with a zip front. So I unpicked the collar, ironed a strip of interfacing down the inside of the front, cut down the centre front and cut a new shaped collar out of the spare fabric.

Then sewed the collar together and added a rescued zip down the front.

It is quite a slim fit and would only work over a thin tee, so I may add side panels and pockets in plain navy blue fleece in future.

Blue and white striped top

 

A long sleeved stripe tee made from a remnant my mum passed to me (she's more a knitter these days).

This is the polo neck/turtleneck from New Look 6008 (long our of print) with the neck band cut out the same length but only 2" tall. I did a 1" hem on the coverhem machine.

Floral blouse

I had a remnant of this fabric left from making something for Auntie J and there was just enough to cut out my favourite shirt pattern with long sleeves, cuffs, buttoned pockets and etc.

I wasn't able to even attempt pattern matching, but did try to have pleasant looking sections for the collar ends and pockets.

I made it just slightly oversized as its a viscose with a slight crinkle texture which I think would shrink up slightly after washing, and maybe not always need ironing. I did have to iron it to cut out, so we'll see how this one works out!

Pattern Information.

This is my current favourite shirt pattern. It is adapted from a shirtdress pattern which was in the March 2020 Prima magazine (UK women's magazine).

I have shortened the length to a shirt length with curved hem. I have added patch pockets from another Prima pattern, and pocket flaps from a big 5 pattern. I also make the cuffs deeper and have a continuous lapped placket instead of just a gap in the side seam.

Tweaked top

This top started out as a gathered skirt many years ago. At some point after that I recut it into a woven tee shirt and left the bits in a bag. Later I found the bits and sewed it up into a very lightweight summer top. Unfortunately the pattern I used wasn't with it, so I can't easily replicate what I did.

Last week the weather was hot for the first time this year, so I pulled out my hot weather clothes and wore the top. It was OK, but the body was a bit long and the sleeves a bit shorter than I like.

Lightbulb moment - I cut 2 1/2" off the hem, did a lot of unpicking and resewing to have a shorter body and a ruffle on the sleeves.

It'll get worn out of the house now, rather than just at home.