Wednesday 27 June 2018

M7574 Cropped tee

When I was making my pleather pencil skirt I remembered this little remnant of textured knit and thought to make a top to go with the skirt.

They didn't work well together in the end as the skirt wasn't as high-waisted as I'd imagined it would be. But, here's my new top with a pair of wool trousers that I bought in Worcester back in 2001 (I don't do much clothes shopping you know!)


I've been wanting to use this fabric for myself for so long but it was only a small remnant and I couldn't find a pattern that fit on it. I desperately hoped I could make the long sleeved version of this top, but no, no luck.

The pattern is the Melissa Watson M7574 Knit raglan sleeve top and dress. I've previously made the View D dress (here and here) and this one is the cap sleeved, cropped View A top.


Again I struggled with getting the shoulder seams to not be too wrinkly. It took a few passes at stitching them to feel like they were behaving. But then the lack of sleeve weight makes the poor fitting at the front underarm really obvious. I don't see that area looking problematic on my dress versions with their slightly longer sleeves. There are fitting adjustment lines all over this pattern and it would be an interesting exercise to really try and get it right, but I suspect I might be ready to move on and say it's all a bit too difficult.

Not that I don't like this top. It's OK. The fabric is lovely: A thickish, cream knit with this geometric, embossed pattern in it. I picked it up as a remnant from The Fabric Store years ago.


My memory is shoddy and I didn't take notes when I was sewing, but I'm pretty sure I cut the length to use all of my fabric, so it's a bit longer than the intended cropped length. I suspect I've added an inch and a half perhaps.


Not much more to say about a little t-shirt.... I've finally resigned myself to winter being here to stay and I've put away all my summer clothes and brought out the wool trousers and coats. This little t-shirt can stay in the wardrobe as a winter top since it works well under a coat and is perfectly comfortable indoors where it's warm (that is to say, anywhere except at my house! brrrrr)




8 comments:

  1. This is a great work top and will be perfect in the spring! I had to go back and look at your former versions of this pattern - oh yeah, that shoulder!! I had forgotten about that, but I think it gave me an unconscious dread of raglans with a seam along the top of the sleeve anyway ...

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    1. Thanks Inder. Yep, raglan sleeves are easier, until you want it fitted over you shoulder, then it becomes apparent we are all very different shapes.

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  2. A great little top for winter and spring but oh dear it would be no good in my freezing office.

    Now raglan sleeves are interesting, I had to add both width and height to my raglan sleeves to make them work.

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    1. Ha ha, I go to work to warm up. My house is so cold and to turn the heating on when I'm the only one home on a rostered day off seems wasteful. I sew in my beanie and thick bed socks!

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  3. Most excellent top. I made this pattern as a short dress for Miss then 17. It was in the requested bright red stretch velvet fabric. It was worn once and carefully given away... I had to alter the sleeves a lot too. And have come to accept that raglans are not my thing either.

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    1. Interesting I'm not the only one who has struggled with it. It has so many fitting lines but how on earth do you tissue fit a knit pattern. that, I just don't get. I suspect to make this work I need to go tighter and get negative ease. Certainly can't do that with tissue.

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  4. I'm sure you'll get some wear out of this, once winter's over! Stupid Melbourne houses with their poor insulation! Hopefully your workplace is warm...

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    1. I think it will work in the warmer weather too. Meanwhile I'm dreaming of my house renovation and how nice it will one day be....

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