Simplicity 7563, circa 1980s
Dear, dear readers, you are silent. Furthermore, your keyboards are silent. I prefer to think you are silent rather than non-existent. Am I delusional? You are out there, right? Talk to me. A simple yes. A simple no. A simple . . . something!
Enough pleading. (Although I do have a right to sing the blues over being ignored, a right to sniffle and sob, a right to dampen my Kleenex.) On to my mission. I love this top. It looks simple, and like the Stan Herman wrap dress, no zippers, no buttons. And it’s saucy. Promises a hint of mischief. Would be as cool as a glass of icy homemade lemonade on a sizzling Arizona day. Picnic perfect. I see it in strawberry linen. (Gee, I don’t think we need a PI to detect a food theme here — and I just had dinner!)
At any rate, I’m beginning to feel a shiver of excitement about learning to sew. Just the slightest shiver amid the apprehension about ruining more fabric.
Well, this is OK - but sometimes the simplest ones can be the hardest to make fit properly..........just cos it doesnt have a zip or buttonholes, dont mean it's easy!!!
Posted by: Sue Lamphere | June 20, 2008 at 07:41 AM
Well, this is OK - but sometimes the simplest ones can be the hardest to make fit properly..........just cos it doesnt have a zip or buttonholes, dont mean it's easy!!!
Posted by: Sue Lamphere | June 20, 2008 at 07:42 AM
Well, this is OK - but sometimes the simplest ones can be the hardest to make fit properly..........just cos it doesnt have a zip or buttonholes, dont mean it's easy!!!
Posted by: Sue Lamphere | June 20, 2008 at 07:42 AM
Saucy is definitely the word. Would that I were 10 years younger and possessed of my taut mid-thirties bod, I might think of taking up sewing too!
Posted by: Kendra | June 20, 2008 at 11:31 AM
So far, this is the best choice of the group. You HAVE to start with the basics --there's no jumping over the learning curve. These home sewing patterns are designed for a small B-cup, if you're bigger the top will lift off your chest. Make a first sample (cut it out of some cheap fabric and stitch it up to see how it fits). NEVER ruin good fabric by not doing a sample first. Then you can make changes on the sample and you can use it as a pattern. And, if it really doesn't fit, you won't waste time or fabric on a bad pattern. Also, commercial patterns are designed for a 5'7" woman, not petites. Good luck!
Posted by: Marilynn | June 20, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Marilynn,
Thank you for those sizing tips. Especially the bust info.
Denise
Posted by: Denise Calhoun | June 20, 2008 at 02:16 PM