Friday 1 May 2015

Summer Top Sew Along: Day 1

Well the day is here, let the Sew Along commence!!

Via

If you are new here we are having a sew along. We will be sewing the Colette Sorbetto Top then hopefully sharing photos of our finished tops at the end!

Here are a few I made last year:



First things first though, head over to Colette Patterns and download your Sorbetto Top Pattern. Don't worry, it's free! You will get instructions and the pattern pieces. You don't need to print the instructions, I will talk you through it here but you will need to print out the pattern pieces.

Once you have your pile of paper trim and stick it together:


You will end up with a massive sheet of paper so do it somewhere with lots of room!

Now is the bit I hate.....you will have to take your measurements to work out which size to cut. Measure your bust, waist and hips.

Have a look at the pattern instructions and see which size you match best with.

You can cut between sizes, just taper between the sizes.

Now you can go ahead and cut out your size.


 Ok, Now you will have your pattern pieces sorted you need to choose fabric. This pattern will hang from the bust so it is sensible to choose a fabric that has good drape. All that means it that is is not stiff, think tissue paper rather than printer paper.


This is the fabric I am using. It is has much more drape that the other two I have made so I am hopeful of a more flattering fit .

I would recommend a dress making weight cotton or similar. You get some gorgeous quilting cottons but they are quite stiff, synthetic fabrics can be slippy and hard to work with for beginners and heavier weight cottons won't lie right. I used a kids bed sheet for the robots top above and some stiffer cotton for the blue one. If you can't get to a shop then just search ebay for cotton dressmaking fabric. The pattern instructions have fabric quantities required.

**** Edited to add - prewash, dry and iron your fabric just in case it shrinks!

I think that is enough for one day, next time we will cut out the fabric. We won't start sewing until Tuesday, that will hopefully give everyone a chance to get some fabric and catch up!

See you on Sunday,




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