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Jalie 2793

4/5/2013

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The first time I made this it was a thick white cotton knit that I had in my stash. Actually, I didn't have enough of it and the band I ended up making with a slightly thinner cotton I had. It was intended to be a muslin. The white was stained a little in places. I still wore it lots because it looked so awesome!! I got compliments when I wore it. So of course I wanted to make it again. I've made it three times since. The blue and pink patterned one is a buttery poly which feels very nice to wear. I got the fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics. The top looks okay. Maybe I made it too long. I do like it. I'm just not as nuts about it as I was that first white version.
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The green version I made with my serger when I first got it. I don't know if I
gained weight or serged too wide a seam, but it is slightly tight. Maybe it is the fabric, which in spite of being a knit has very little stretch. I wonder if I sewed it the wrong orientation....??? Will have to check that out. I put it in  my discard box and left it there for a year or so. Then St. Pat's Day came  around and I needed something green. I pulled it out and it looked great. Still  too tight.
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The next white one I made most recently. I got this  white 100% cotton knit  just for this. Made it up and pretty much hate it.  There's something weird about this fabric! It just has no life to it. It's  droopy or something. It  doesn't do it for me. I made another top out of it and that one's even  worse. I documented it in another post.

I have not even bothered to hem the bottom yet. It is rather long, and in the photo I just folded it up. I am not sure I am going to waste time hemming it. Will I ever wear it? Well, it is white, so it's likely to come in handy some day. I might just rather find a better fabric. I do want 100% cotton and I am not sure how to ensure the fabric properties will be what I want if I buy over the Internet.
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