I made 4 or 5 shirts for my daughter using this pattern. First I searched for and found burnout cotton jersey in a few colors she likes--teal, gray, and purple. I bought extra gray so I could make some solid and some two-toned versions. I made 1 teal, 1 purple, 1 teal and gray, 1 purple and gray, and maybe another; I can't remember and neither can she.
She came home for Easter from school and she happened to bring this teal version and she obliged me with a photo shoot.
As I mentioned elsewhere, this pattern is nice, like all Jalie patterns, but this fabric was a nightmare to work with. It was so flimsy, the seams would move and the edges kept rolling mercilessly. I tried to use my coverstitch, and I fiddled and tested a lot, but still I couldn't get it to stop chewing the fabric up or to leave a nice edge. In the end I serged, and double needled. Even that turned out to be difficult with this fabric.
Goodness, I was soooo happy when these were complete! She loves them and wears them often. It's been at least a year since I made them and she's still wearing them, which means she truly does like them.
She came home for Easter from school and she happened to bring this teal version and she obliged me with a photo shoot.
As I mentioned elsewhere, this pattern is nice, like all Jalie patterns, but this fabric was a nightmare to work with. It was so flimsy, the seams would move and the edges kept rolling mercilessly. I tried to use my coverstitch, and I fiddled and tested a lot, but still I couldn't get it to stop chewing the fabric up or to leave a nice edge. In the end I serged, and double needled. Even that turned out to be difficult with this fabric.
Goodness, I was soooo happy when these were complete! She loves them and wears them often. It's been at least a year since I made them and she's still wearing them, which means she truly does like them.
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