Girls Tops
Girls Tops….looks like I might learn patterns after all!
I have finally completed one of the two tops I need to make for DD’s to wear to their brothers 18th party. I now have less than 3 weeks to complete the other…eek. I know that seems like a long time, however I get limited ‘alone’ time to sew, so you can kinda scale that 3 weeks back to about 2 days…lol.
Lessons learned from this experience are :
- I have a problem picking easy to work with fabric! The fabric I chose for this project was not the type recommended, and that presented some issues…but I was able to work through them.
- You really really need to check the setting on your iron before attempting to iron sequined fabric!! :-/
- It is best to get a cup of tea and the instructions for the pattern, sit down and have a GOOD read before starting anything. Some small mistakes could have been avoided if I didn’t speed ahead and not follow the pattern correctly. (however, still impressed as this is only the second time I have followed a store-bought proper pattern)
- Stop giving myself projects to do, but not leaving myself time to do them…lol.
And for the finished product…Simplicity Pattern 2431 from the Daisy Kingdom range
So now I really should get on to the second one!! Overall I am very impressed with this pattern, very easy to follow. I am sure it would be even easier to do if it was being done with the recommended fabrics 🙂 I might just have to try it again down the track.
