Started Sunday afternoon, and here I am wearing my new t-shirt on Monday.
I've used a wonderful light knit for this shirt and used the
Kirsten Kimono Tee pattern from
Maria Denmark. This time I decided to add thick waist and sleeve bands and a small neck band. Both the arm and waist bands are about four inches wide (eight total before folding them in half), and the neck band is 3/4 inches (one and 1/2 before folding). The
last version of this shirt that I completed, I just hemmed all of the edges and top stitched with a double needle, and though it looks fine, I am still not entirely happy with the finish on that one.
(My new iron and a lot of cold snow and icicles!)
The sleeves bands are a tad too big; if I do this again I think they need to be shaped, rather than one large rectangle sewn on.
I marked the back of the shirt with a small piece of ribbon. The front
and back of this shirt can look exactly the same early in the morning.
:)
What got me through this:
DIY Dixie's Never fear Knits,
Tasia's Sewaholic Renfrew pattern and
Maria Denmark's pattern!
At the very least, this project has helped get me out of a sewing funk.
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