I've had this pattern for awhile -it's one that I didn't get to test because I was living in Nepal at the time - once I got it I had to wait for just the right fabric. Which came while I was in Switzerland recently! I picked up this very stretchy, sparkly rainbow from the sale bin, and definitely didn't have enough to make the cardigan I was envisioning. As I was tetris-ing pattern pieces I realised the drape would make this a perfect Anegada, and the stripes meant I could get some fantastic diagonal bindings.
I do recommend, no matter how much you think you know everything about making tshirts...to not only read the instructions but to understand them. Oops. I read through what to do on the front neckline tucks, but didn't understand at all. I made some halfhearted pintucks, the sewing machine gobbled up all the fabric, and in the end I ripped everything out except two tucks on the sides that I couldn't undo without damaging my light fabric. The binding is long enough that the excess didn't even gather and I would just skip doing those tucks in the future.
It felt weird to be cutting huge bindings on the bias! But so worth it. The rest of this top went together without a hitch on my amazing new overlocker and I wore it the next day (and many since.)
Size: 3, consistent with everything for me by Halfmoon Atelier.
Sleeves: I removed 1" before adding the binding, because they were too long otherwise
Length: I removed just under 2" at the lengthen lines: the amount from the line itself to the edge of that piece of paper on the pdf pattern. If I wanted this to hang at my waist without pooling I could remove another 2 inches!
I recommend drapey fabrics to get the best out of this pattern. Because I didn't tuck, my front probably drapes a bit more than it's supposed to. I really like using stripes on the bias! I think it gives the pattern something really unique. Also I was pleased to see it goes well with these shapeless green pants of mine - I don't really like tucking things in and was struggling to find good matches with them.
I rushed out of my house to get sunset photos on the mesa with huge thunderclouds in the background! It was a weird spot to take pictures and I'm really looking forward to owning my first tripod instead of making rock structures to put my camera on.
I do recommend, no matter how much you think you know everything about making tshirts...to not only read the instructions but to understand them. Oops. I read through what to do on the front neckline tucks, but didn't understand at all. I made some halfhearted pintucks, the sewing machine gobbled up all the fabric, and in the end I ripped everything out except two tucks on the sides that I couldn't undo without damaging my light fabric. The binding is long enough that the excess didn't even gather and I would just skip doing those tucks in the future.
It felt weird to be cutting huge bindings on the bias! But so worth it. The rest of this top went together without a hitch on my amazing new overlocker and I wore it the next day (and many since.)
Size: 3, consistent with everything for me by Halfmoon Atelier.
Sleeves: I removed 1" before adding the binding, because they were too long otherwise
Length: I removed just under 2" at the lengthen lines: the amount from the line itself to the edge of that piece of paper on the pdf pattern. If I wanted this to hang at my waist without pooling I could remove another 2 inches!
I recommend drapey fabrics to get the best out of this pattern. Because I didn't tuck, my front probably drapes a bit more than it's supposed to. I really like using stripes on the bias! I think it gives the pattern something really unique. Also I was pleased to see it goes well with these shapeless green pants of mine - I don't really like tucking things in and was struggling to find good matches with them.
I rushed out of my house to get sunset photos on the mesa with huge thunderclouds in the background! It was a weird spot to take pictures and I'm really looking forward to owning my first tripod instead of making rock structures to put my camera on.
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