Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Last Days of Summer

Well, Summer has definitely ended, and I have stopped working on warm weather appropriate projects in the sewing room for the year.

As for this white eyelet top, it served its purpose, and works quite well as a separate with many of my skirts.

But will it ever be a favorite?  Not likely.  It will be an easy to wear option when I'm looking for a solid white top since I don't have many of them in the closet.  But it's unlikely that I will make this pattern again.

It's more complicated than necessary, in my opinion.  The gussets don't really do anything, so I am not sure why they are included.

Would I like this more if I sized down so it wasn't quite as oversized?  Perhaps.

And I don't think my fabric choice was wrong, so that's not the issue.  I am glad that I retrieved the project from the unfinished pile to at least figure out that it's not a design that I want to repeat.

But for a project that was not as successful as I had hoped, it still turned out completely wearable and is useful.  So if I have to have a less than stellar outcome every once in a while, this is the kind that I am willing to deal with!

Blouse:  Made by me, Simplicity 9538
Skirt:  Made by me, Butterick 4792
Belt:  Vintage from Xtabay Vintage
Shoes:  Amazon

2 comments:

  1. I think the eyelet is perfect fabric for this top but I think it looks a bit oversized and you may like it better when it's a bit smaller. I agree that having a white top is always very handy.

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  2. THAT twirl was duly noted before the year-end cut-off.

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