Summer sewing for me

I got a few things sewn up over the last few months for me…

This is a simple tank top out of a really fun fabric.  The fabric has lycra in it with different elasticities for each of the stripe sections.  I cut it so the black was the boob area, since that had more room in it.  This was from the “give and take” table at the sewing retreat I went to in June, so someone else didn’t want to have it anymore.  It was only a yard, but enough to make a nice dressy tank top out of it.  I didn’t have black to bind the armholes and neck, so that had to wait until I got home.

This skirt didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted it. It is too wide and just not tight enough around the hips and waist. It has a curved front piece that you can’t see. Guess that is what happens when you don’t put anything there to accentuate it, huh?

The cream shirt is one I made last year, I think.

Then here is another dressy tank top for work for summer. It is made of a slippery rayon material.  It is a bit too tight across the bust, but it does fit. It’s just not super comfortable. I forgot to get a picture of it worn.

Lastly, here is what I call my “vodka top”.  🙂  If you look closely it has a lot of Russian stereotypes on the print, including several pictures of vodka bottles and bottle labels.  I thought it was a wild and fun print.

The fabric is rayon and I made it using a pattern I drafted last year, at some point.  The neckline I did differently.  I wanted to do a big rolled tube for the neckline, but I cut one of the pieces wrong.  I didn’t have enough fabric left for that.  I ended up cutting a few pieces on the bias that were too long for the neckline.  I did a small hem on one side and then attached to the neckline.  I met the extra fabric in the middle and pleated it up a bit.   I like how it turned out!

The skirt I made last year, I think.

Now I need to get pictures of the Girl in the clothes I have made her!