… once I unpacked my new serger, I was on a roll…
… I zipped up my (failed) underwear, then immediately cut out the pieces for the Grainline Hemlock tee. I had put the pattern together while I was visiting my parents, and I knew exactly which fabric I wanted to use…
… at the first Belgian blogger meet, last summer, my lovely (blogless) friend Margot gave me some wonderful green on green stripe heavy weight jersey. As soon as I saw it I thought “long sleeved tee with contrasting sleeves”. The only decision I had to make was whether I used the dark side for the body or the sleeves!
… I followed the Grainline online tutorial, just to be sure I was doing the right thing. I so often make patterns up intuitively, but I get the impression mistakes with the serger would be much more final.
… the whole top came together in an instant, I then used my sewing machine and fabulous double needle for the hem and sleeves. I may be able to do them on a serger too, but I haven’t worked that much out yet. The shop where I bought the machine offers you a free lesson with each purchase, I still need to sign up for mine!
… now if only it would warm up 15-20º, so I can wear my new tee-shirt out!
I love stripes and this top is really cool with the contrast arms. Love it!
Thank you, I knew as soon as I saw the fabric what I wanted to make with it, and I am really pleased with how it turned out!
Congratulations! Great top! I hope to see more lock garments soon! and during our next meeting 😉
I have made a couple more already, and a few others in the “to do” pile 🙂 So many projects, so little time!
Looking forward to a next meeting!
I know this feeling … You all had great time! I will not miss the next meeting 🙂
Excellent top! So far the hemlock hasn’t appealed to me much, but now I’m rethinking!
I am pretty happy with how it has turned out – in practice – as I haven’t worn it out in the “wild” yet, it is just too cold for me to be using tee-shirts yet, I need at least another 20ºC before I start peeling off the layers! But I think it will get plenty of wear if we have a summer this year 🙂
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