I sewed something in a knit! And it’s not all wobbly!
(Sorry about the lighting – the sun is totally AWOL here today.)
It’s a no-frills version of Pattern’s by Figgy‘s Tee for Two (thanks, Erin!). A nice way to be introduced to the whole sewing-with-knits concept. Now I can let Caitlyn pick out all those iron-on sparkles and embellishments she finds at the fabric and craft stores and we can make her t-shirts. I’m even thinking about letting her experiment with tie-dye projects over the summer. She can dye the backs of old white t-shirts (fronts are going to a different project) and then we can turn the results into shirts for her. And I can avoid going to Target next time she needs a new pair of circus pants.
The pattern is a raw-edged pattern with seams on the outside. I flipped things around to put the seams on the inside, ’cause I like it that way. I left the edges raw, though. Adding enough to the pieces have a hem shouldn’t be a big deal, should I want to do that on a future version.
Not only was this my first knit, but the first time I used the rotary cutter for clothes (in the past it’s been a quilt-only tool), and the first time I used something resembling pattern weights instead of pins to keep the pattern from shifting while I cut. Ok, so they were glass jars of pens and sponge brushes instead of weights, but the job got done without pins stretching the fabric.
I think I’m might explore some other Figgy’s patterns. And this may have been my door-opening experience to some patterns not by the Big Four (Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity, Vogue). Who knows where this will go? Anyone have any recommendations for pattern sources not to miss?
Bravo!