I fell in love with this pattern, Simplicity 1020, the minutes I saw it.
You may ask why?
It looks utilitarian, but I could see potential color blocking opportunities and some fitting in the color block seams.
There was a big problem for me since this pattern did not come in my size. So, this meant a lot of measuring of myself, the pattern, and my sloper patterns to make it work.
Since I had to resize all the pattern pieces, I did not want to use my best fabric to make this shirt, so I picked the purple scraps from the husbands last shirt and some light yellow from the baby fabric stash pile. Purple and yellow go together don’t they?
Yes they sure do. They were my high school colors. Go Pirates!
After completing the shirt, which sewed together nicely with extra attention paid to the v-neck ribbing, I did not think I could bring myself to wear this newly made cheerleader top, even if it had a Woodstock embroidered on it. But, I did wear it. It was very comfortable, and I even received some sincere compliments on it.
Inspired, I headed for the sewing room, and made a second shirt, from some precious gray knit fabric and embroidered a favorite panda design on the front. This shirt is just as comfy and fun to wear as the first one.
Stay tuned for more sewing adventures!
Until then sew forth and “Go Pirates!” On!
Sew Forth and Sew On 