Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Colorful shirt with letters - Lekala 4533

My sewing this summer was very erratic. I hardly managed to get a few things done and even less pictures and reviews. Is summer and the focus in on small trips, kids and putting a sewing room together. The last task is progressing very slowly but I can't wait to have it done and sew in a more proper space. I have this shirt done for more then a month and I hardly have any pictures in it.
   It is a relatively new design form Lekala that I loved from the 1st moment I saw the drawing lines. You can download it here:
  I was happy it was a lot easier then it looked at 1st for me. It is my 1st attempt of doing this kind of neck line so I was a bit nervous about it and I had to google some videos a bit but in the end it went together better then I hoped.
    I am so happy I finally managed to some some of the many many pieces of quilting cotton that I've been collecting. I love the colors on this one and is is so nice and easy to make it work colorful solid bottoms.
    I wasn't very happy with the top when I first finished it. I had a not so nice gaping and it really annoyed me a lot:
   But I just hand sewed a bit under and it solved the problem. Now is one of my favorite tops since I love the fabric and the design lines. It's still a bit to large but that not bothering me any longer. Over all I am quite proud of it.

6 comments:

  1. That's a really pretty neckline! I bet this top is cool and breezy on a hot summer day.

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    1. Thank you! It is indeed nice to wear in the hot summer!

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  2. Very pretty. I looooove your fabric choice! It looks good for hot summer:)

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  3. Very nice! Because of your well-made shirt, I will order this Lekala pattern and make it out of linen cloth i bought from Fabrics-Store.com. It hasn't arrived yet, though, so I have to wait! Your neckline is nice. The low neckline caused the gaping, but you were right in sewing it a bit higher up. Good job!

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    1. I am happy I inspired you to try this one. It is a nice neckline! I hope you will share this as well. It is no nice to see what others made of the same patterns you have or plan on sewing!

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