Hello, Friends! If you follow me on
Instagram you know that I have been gah gah over this
fabric from Joann. It is a 100% cotton floral jacquard that was hiding in the shirting fabrics. It is lightweight much like voile or lawn, and though slightly see through, I was able to make it in to a tunic with no need for a lining. It is the perfect lightweight fabric for Summer, and just look at that color!
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| McCalls M6885 |
When I was trying to figure out a pattern to use for this fabric, I was trying to decide between M6885 or self drafting something. Debbie from over at
Stitches and Seams talked me out of drafting something from scratch, and I am so glad that she did. I still had to tweak M6885, because M6885 is actually a dress pattern.
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| Line Drawings for M6885 from McCallpattern.mccall.com |
I first made M6885 back in September of last year just before Labor Day, for a beach trip we were taking. Even though I added four inches of length to view B, the side slit came up so far that I was flashing my Spanx and that is not a good look! You can read about that version
here.
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| M6885 |
For this new version, I cut the pattern down to tunic length. I am a tunic kind of gal, in case you haven't noticed. Another change that I made was to remove the full collar and to only use the collar stand as the collar. I thought at first that this would end up being a Mandarin style collar, but once I finished the tunic, I decided that I liked it better as a small turned down collar.
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| M6885 |
My edge stitching is a little wonky. I think my machine needs a tune up, because some of the stitches are walking around lately. Also, I should note that my button holes have been on point lately. The thread is a perfect match so I am not sure why it looks so much darker here.
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| M6885 |
Here you can see the different textures in this fabric. It is really such a great fabric for Summer. I can see it made in to maxi dresses, beach cover ups, the list goes on. I chose plain white buttons because this floral print has a lot going on. I love how they more or less blend in from a distance.
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| M6885 |
Here is a shot of the back of the tunic. I made the shirt tail a little longer than the front of the shirt. I chose to make the armholes nice and fitted so that my bra doesn't peak out from under the shirt. I think that I need to cut the armholes deeper in the back next time to keep keep it from pulling in at the under arm.
What you can't see here is that I used French seams on the inside. I didn't want to serge off this thin fabric, so a French seam was the natural choice for keeping fraying to a minimum and not having to bind every seam. I used a rolled hem. I think I am in love with rolled hems right now. White bias tape was used to bind the armscye.
I am loving this tunic and I see more hacked up M6885 tunics in my future.
Friends, what are you sewing right now? Are their any fabrics out there that you are totally in love with?
