There is a new Fibre Mood * released and I got to sew a great sweater from it, the Ellis sweater . The Ellis sweater is very quick sew but stands out because of the split neckband and waistband, such a fun detail! And of course the diagonal colour block is right up my alley. Our girl picked out the fabric herself, at least the fireworks fabric. I picked out the matching fabric. The print works well with the large piece. The sweater is a bit roomy, that is because there is a size 6 and a size 8 and she doesn't fit in the size 6, but the size 8 is still a bit big on her. Well she can grow into it. At textielstad I bought a couple of multicolour threads . I felt this was the perfect project to try it out and indeed it matches the colours in the sweater very well. Fabric : Starburst French Terry from Second Star Fabric Pattern : Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood Sizing : 2 - 14 Options : just 1, the colour blocked sweater Difficulty : 1 out of 5 stars Sewing time : 1,5 hours # Fabric t...
I love colour blocking and the Stonecrop tank top kids by MW Patterns* is just perfect for that. The tank top has three different options. I sewed the two options with colour blocking, there is also the option of a plain tank top in just one fabric.
Now that summer is almost here it is a great time to sew tank tops. I love patterns that include colour block options because your can use smaller scraps for those and you can combine different fabrics. I sewed this skirt for our eldest a couple of weeks ago. It is blue with silver (glitter) lines on it and I had some fabric left. Perfect to match the tank top with the skirt. For our middle daughter I chose some leftover fabric from this peplum top. I find this fabric difficult to combine with other fabric because it is already a busy print. I do love the match with a leftover from this dress.
The neck and arms are done with binding. Usually I prefer to sew the bands with my serger, which is much quicker than binding, however now with my coverlock I like the professional finishing with binding. Binding just takes a bit more time.
I love the round hem at the front and back of this tank top!
This pattern both has the option to print without seam allowance or with seam allowance. So before you start printing think about what you prefer and select the sizes you need with or without seam allowance. When you open the file all sizes both with and without seam allowance are selected.
Fabric: The fabric from the yellow top all come from de Stoffenstraat. The purple horses are the Dala Horse Lila in combination with fabric from Caresstoffen.
Sizing: 74 - 164
Options: 3 different options for the bodice
Difficulty: Beginner
Sewing time: 1 hour each
# Patterns in 2020: 2 in - 4 out
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* Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links”. This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, I will receive an affiliate commission, the price for you will be the same. Thank you for supporting my fabric and pattern addiction






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