Pink basic

Nothing exciting for today - just some basic knit top that works well with skirts or a pair of jeans. New Look 6150 is a faux wrap top with a bit of ruching along the shoulder and side seams. I made a sleeveless version as the runched sleeves looked rather stupid on me. Three  four (I forgot the back is in two pieces) pattern pieces make this a quick make. Fabric I used came from an op-shop - a source of quite a few pieces in my fabric stash. It's not too stretchy and it has slight metallic shine. It was a pain in the bum to cut but other than that it behaved quite well. I'll be making it again, probably with long sleeves as winter is coming. I might also get rid of the shoulder seam ruching.

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Pink snake

When I saw this piece of fabric in the op-shop I had no idea what to make with it but I bought it anyway. It is slightly stretchy satin in snake skin print and it is PINK (I love pink!) At some stage I wanted to use it to line a jacket but changed my mind before cutting anything. A few weeks ago I went to my stash hoping to find a match for top 115 from Burda 6/2014 and decided to give it a go.

The results are ok. Not great, not amazing but ok. I made no changes to the pattern. It is a very easy make and it doesn't  take long - perfect instant gratification project. I should have used different fabric though...  I'll definitely make it again but in thinner and drapier fabric - it will look better. I will probably add 1-2 cm to the back piece as the back is a bit wrinkly. On the other hand it might be just the photo/pose thing. I was struggling with taking photos using timer and fighting with battery that was almost flat. Probably pulling it down on the back would solve the problem - I should have looked in the mirror first ;) Anyway here it is: