This Bank holiday weekend, we were at a friends lovely wedding so sewing projects were on hold until Sunday afternoon!
I have been working on a super exciting unselfish sewing project which is nearly finished so hopefully some pictures soon. However, whilst I am enjoying the project immensely it doesn't need my new shiny overlocker. Luckily, my friend Jo gave me some beautiful Batik fabric she picked up in Indonesia and I thought it would be perfect to have another go at a Colette Laurel pattern - using the overlocker too!
I made the top almost exactly as the Lacey version, however, this time I cut the back out in two pieces so that I could shape the top of the neck in to remove the excess material that caused some gaping in the previous version.
The sleeves were not as easy to ease into the armhole in the stiffer fabric and I couldn't complete remove all the pleats from the gathering. I also learnt after the first sleeve it is better to use a normal sewing machine to insert the sleeve then overlock the edges to finish it off.
Really love the fabric and it has made a nice summer/autumn top although I am still learning with the overlocker so it isn't as neat as the lacey version.
Still a fun bank holiday project! Also managed to finish my seamless knit top this weekend post about this soon.
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