Well I think I jumped ahead of the sew-along over at The Pretty Pickle but I was getting on so well with my sewing yesterday that I didn't want to stop! I can't quite believe I've made something with sleeves!! Okay, they're most definitely not perfect, and I totally winged it so there are probably much easier ways to add the sleeves but for now I'm just happy I made something I love so much! I used the sleeve pattern that Sew Incidentally kindly made available here.
This fabric contains quite possibly my favourite colour combination ever - pink, purple and orange - and the added bonus of featuring apples and pears! I wouldn't have thought of adding red to all these colours before but it totally works - well, I think it does anyway hehe! I bought this on a lovely Saturday morning stroll round Walthamstow market with The Toile and Trouble and I think the fabric was a grand £2 a metre (I really need to start keeping a note of what I spend on fabric). I also bought some lovely soft purple cotton which I think could be another sorbetto - I have plans for a dress with another inverted pleat. As well as the sleeves this was my first time attempting a hand rolled hem. The fabric I used is quite sheer so I thought this might be the best way of doing it. The hand rolled hem tutorial on the Colette website was really helpful. Changes I made this time were to make a size smaller and although I did add length once again I wish I'd added a bit more. I also really like the inverted pleat as a change from the normal one.
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| Another truly awful photo by me - just wanted to show off my neat inverted pleat though! |
well done! I love your choice of fabric. The colors and print are fabulous. I have yet to attempt making something from a pattern. Thanks for dropping by my blog by the way!
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Thank you! I would totally recommend the Colette Sorbetto as a beginner's pattern (I'm still very much a beginner myself). The first pattern I tried to use, a New Look '1 hour top', was much more complicated than the Sorbetto! I've read in a few places that the Colette patterns are very well explained and, as there are so many examples of the Sorbetto online, there's plenty of help if you do get stuck!
ReplyDeleteI love your Sorbetto with sleeves. The fabric is gorgeous, an autumn and yet not quite autumn look to it. I think I need to make a Sorbetto with sleeves too :) I have been wondering whether the sleeves will fit nicely, so glad to see that it does!
ReplyDeleteAll the best for the skirt, elastic waist skirts can be very comfortable to wear, and there are lots of different types of elastic these days.
That's funny as Autumn was my first thought when I saw the fabric, because of the leaves I guess, but the colours are nice and bright for the summer!
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It's absolutely gorgeous Kathryn! I love it, and that pleat at the front is perfect. I'm sure you'll wear it loads.
ReplyDeleteThanks Zoe! If you ever get some spare time (hopefully one day!) I'd recommend it as a pattern you could easily do yourself.
DeleteGorgeous! love the front pleat, the sleeves, the print! I cut mine, but have no time to sew!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you get some more time to sew soon - and some sunshine for the rest of MMM!
DeleteHi Kathryn. I love this top - it's so you! Well done!
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Thank you! Yes, I may not have learned to play my mum's guitar yet but at least I'm learning to use her sewing machine! x
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous Sorbetto, great colours, I'll have to check out that sleeve link
ReplyDeleteThank you, and thanks for visiting! The sleeve link is great, though it's only in one size and next time I'm going to add some extra to the length and width as it's pretty snug as it is.
DeleteIt's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm looking forward to trying a dress version next!
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