Anyway, on to the point. I finished my Tova tunic top last week!! Not only did I finish it, but I then wore in in public! And I wasn't even ashamed!!! This is huge for me since the only other thing I've really made for me to wear (a dress), well I don't really want to talk about it, and it has since been turned into a bag for my yoga mat.
I used the Tova pattern and the directions were nice and clear, although having Kerry's Sew-Along to help made it even easier. I used a fairly lightweight quilting cotton from Joann's because I wanted to see how this was going to go before breaking out the good stuff. So it's a bit stiffer because of that. I do want to make another one in voile so I am interested to see the difference. I shortened the sleeves since even though I love 3/4 length sleeves, I though it would be a bit much in this fabric.
I have a hard time telling how it is supposed to fit. It feels kinda big, but I suspect that is just the style and if it were much smaller I might have a hard time getting it on and off.
I actually had a harder time with it then I thought I would. The front inset gave me all kinds of trouble (you can see some of the puckering in that last picture) and at the end the collar was a bit difficult, which is my own fault for not hand sewing it down on the back before topstitching so I didn't catch it all and there were some gaps even though I used tons of pins. I tried to go back and fix them, but after I washed it I ended up with a hole where the collar attaches, so I was pretty bummed about that. I guess in the grand scheme of things it wasn't too bad, but I think for the most part I'll be sticking with quilts/bags/baby and toddler stuff. I don't mind making clothes for little ones, but for me, not so much. I will still make a voile version one of these days though I think because it really is a super nice shirt.
That's a bummer about the hole, but I'm still really impressed. Making clothes scares me. It's super cute though!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you could go down a size? The shoulder line looks like you could do. I found the inset much harder with quilting cotton than with the voile I must say- but for a test version it is really pretty, it looks like a relaxed summery top and the sleeve length works really well.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing with the collar and had to hand-stitch a few places on the inside edge. I think Kerry's right - a size down might fit. But your top looks good - the short sleeves work really well!
ReplyDeleteI like your fabric choice! I was wondering how this pattern would look as a short-sleeved version and I think your fabric/sleeve choice combo look great!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the comment above about perhaps going down a size. The shoulder seam hangs a bit off your shoulder and would look a little neater if it were narrower.
oh, it's a pity about the hole. But I'm with all the others - it's still a nice summer top and I just love the length of the sleeves.
ReplyDeleteI made my final Tova from quilting cotton and found the inset harder than in the trial version I made with much lighter cotton fabric. I hope your voile version will go much better. Keeping my fingers crossed.