I had a great trip with my friends out to Cape Cod, despite the crappy weather we had most of the time. I promise pictures for you on Friday! I seem to have brought the rain back here with me, unfortunately. It NEVER rains in June here. It has been a freaky summer for weather that’s for sure!
Before I left for Cape Cod I managed to get the fabric cut for the Lisette Market skirt and blouse muslins. My pattern says it is Simplicity 0449, but they had the same pattern with different numbers on it at JoAnn’s when I bought this one, and the Lisette web site has totally different numbers on them. Not sure what’s up with that!
Anyhow, I assembled the muslins for these over the last couple of days.
So, here’s how they look. The skirt is super easy to assemble, and once I got the right size, I don’t think it needs any further adjustments. I haven’t had a skirt this short in ages (and it’s not really all that short!).
The top needs the waist shortened 1 1/2″. No surprise there. And I think I’m going to want to make it a little longer as well. Maybe just an inch or so. The neck looks nice and the darts actually hit in the right place. It’s supposed to have buttons on the placket in the front, but would look nice without the placket as well, I think.
The issue with the top is that while I think the sleeves look nice, they seriously restrict movement. I can’t wear it this way, even though I like how it looks. One possibility would be to take the band off and take out the gathering and just hem it up. It would be a bit wider that way. That might work. I might also be able to do a small casing with elastic instead of the band if I thought I would like that. I’m going to have to play with that a bit.
There is another sleeve in the pattern for the tunic and dress that I could put on this top, but it’s maybe 1/2 or 3/4 length with a big ruffle at the bottom, which is not really my thing.
I’m feeling really super unmotivated today, so we’ll see how far I get chugging out my new summer wardrobe. No rush though. Very few signs of summer around here so far!
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Nice job, Amy. Love the skirt — that length looks good on you.
The top is also cute, but I am wondering if the sleeves would be more comfortable if the sleeve piece were altered a bit. It appears in your photo that the sleeve band is pulled up slightly on the outside of your arm. You could add some length to the middle portion of the sleeve piece which should straighten out the band. You could also make the band piece a tiny bit longer, which might provide easier movement.
Good for you in putting together a muslin to make fit adjustments! This is so fun seeing your progress on a summer wardrobe and reading your notes. I think an elastic sleeve would still be cute on this top. A longer version might allow you to wear a belt over it for a different look. I’ve noticed that skirt lengths are getting shorter, which is fun but takes a little getting used to. Love both of these garments!
i WISH it didn’t feel like summer here. urgh. 100F all the time.
who hoo muslin! 