Top 3197 - Final Result

Here it is!

But I can't get all the credits. I was going crazy with the neckline, so I surrender and asked my mother to fix it.
It is not perfect, my fault. But I guess it is ok.
I wore it today to go to work. I like seeing it on me.
I'm happy with the result.

Bias

It is really obvious that I'm a rookie in these type of things. But i'm not going to give up so easily.

After I sewn all the blouse, I talked with my mother. She has also a sewing machine and more experience than I do. About 30 years ago, buying clothes was a luxury. And plus we were twins, so every garment had to be double.
So, she would buy the fabrics and Burda magazines and she would do our clothes. (my sister and mine).

So, just to say that on the phone she was talking about the armholes and the neckline and that I had to do the bias hem... or whatever that means...

Saturday, she was here at my house, for my son's 3rd birthday. I showed her the blouse.

She asked me: "do you want me to fix it?"
And I replied: "No, I want to do it on my own. If I wanted it for you to do it, I would give you the fabric. I want to learn how to do this."

I understand that I'm going to have a lot of setbacks along the way, and the the first experiences will look like high-school craft classes, but I believe that after a couple of setbacks, I will get it and start doing some nice blouses for me.

She then explained me how I had to sew the blouse. The neckline turning out was not good. She taught me how to do the bias hem. Understood!

Yesterday, I took the holiday and while my son was taking his nap, I did it. It is already basted. Now there is only missing the armholes.

My will to do this right is a lot... Really a lot...

Sewing

I confess that I'm not a very patiente person. I want things done very quickly and when that doesn't happen, I loose my patience and I get frustrated.

That what happened when I decided to assemble the sewing machine to start sewing the top.

Here it is, the "crime weapon". I was not able to do the side openings at first, and it got really messy. Took a deep breath and undid it and did it again. It didn't get perfect, but so and so. I have sewn all the blouse and, even so, I have to do some final touches. Some stitches that were missing. As soon as I have the top really finished and ironed, I will take some photos and post it here.

Here the little one got tired of watching cartoons and decided to make me company.

Basted

Last night, after I put my son into bed, I thought: "Or I am going to bed and tomorrow I will spend my day thinking what I could have done today, or I will do it!"

And of course, I chose the second option.
I sat on the sofa and with careful, I baste the armholes and the neckline of the top. I folded into two and pin it. Then I basted it.

As it is the first time I go into this kind of adventures, some parte got pulled, but I will try not leavr that way, when I sew.
Tonight, after I put my son into bed, if I have the patience, I will assemble my sewing machine and do it.

Or else, I'll do it Saturday, with the natural light. We'll see.

Her it is. The blouse basted. It may turned out very handmade, but I'm happy with the overall.

New Project

I have decided to put the Tara top away. It's too soon to go into complicated projects. I have decided to start with the basic. A sleveless t-shirt.

I download the patterns from Burda Style for a simple sweater. Well, for some reason, they have it at the categiry BASIC. It's because it's really too simple.

My idea, at first, was to do a basic t-shirt with short sleeve. I woul grab a peace of an old sheet and do it. If it went wrong, I wouldn't ruined any good fabric.

But after taking a look into the old scraps that I had, I thought that I would go for a sleeveless t-shirt. Not bad. While I was cutting the fabric, I decided, with a ruler to do a V-neckline. Thus, I could wear it with white lycra tops underneath. I cut the fabric, baste it and tried it on.

After I tried, I noticed that I had to press the fabric in the breast area, so that it could be more fitted. I also noticed that I can do some side openings, as the length is perfect for a tunic.

Let's see how it goes.