I've been wanting to make this since doing View B which is the shirt. I thought it would be a cool summer top, well it is, but the pattern itself wasn't the only problem I had.
I chose a fabric which had been marinating in the stash for quite a few years and I thought it's time had come. What I hadn't allowed for was the diagonal pattern. I haven't done a very good job on it - it's very badly matched. Then the weight of the fabric proved problematic, the sewing machine wanted to eat it, and the overlocker pushed it away. In the end I did what I had to do to finish the damn thing.
The pattern. Again, something I should have looked more closely at, and probably done a toile. Firstly, I didn't do a wrapover, I don't like them, they never sit well on me, and I'm constantly tugging at them. So I cut the front, on the fold, down the centre line. However, the bodice above the elastic is too short, and I'm now tugging it down (cue to drop a few pounds!).
I don't like the sleeve arrangement at all. The sleeve bands stick out, and they are cut very low and you have to sew in a gusset. I would definitely change this.
Finally, I didn't do the tie arrangement, as my fabric is so fine that I was afraid it would tear. It would certainly have added to the aggravation.
All in all, I like this, but it is very poorly sewn, and that will drive me mad!
I will do this again, but with a new sleeve arrangement, and keeping the V Neck.
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Jessie