Got my mojo workin'
7 July 2008, 12:28Ooh, I’m back baby! After my last two duds I was in need of some seriously quick fun to start off Knit Month, so I selected Burda WOF 06/08 #109 sewn in a lilac cotton interlock from Pennine Outdoor as my first bit of fun!
I love wearing this so much – it’s like if a sweatshirt and a teeshirt really hit it off and made sweet, sweet love and produced this little lovechild. It’s only 5 pieces (front, back, pockets, sleeve band, and hem band) and it sewed up on my beautiful overlocker in under two hours. Have I mentioned yet how much I adore my Bernina 800DL? Honestly, it’s made sewing knits SO quick, I can tell I’m going to have a very fun month already!
The kangaroo pockets really make this into something more than just the average teeshirt, and the separating zipper turns this into the perfect coverup for a bikini or little vest top (tank top). It’s perfect for the schitzophrenic British summer because it means I can wear a little vest to work and throw this over top when I get chilly without having to go the entire long-sleeves route. And I can see it’d be perfect for covering up shoulders on the beach if you burn a easily as I do!
This was part of my Summer Sewing Plans, and I’ve already started on my next project – the frankendress using the KnipMode gathered top and a BWOF skirt. It’s got a lot of seams, though, and the construction is anything but conventional, so I made my own technical drawing sketch to get the order of construction straight in my head before starting this morning.
I often do this mentally when I start a pattern, even if there’s instructions already included (like with magazine patterns in languages I don’t speak). I like to sit down and go over the order I’m going to sew everything in before I start so I don’t run into a wall further down the line. So there’s a little insight into my head (and handwriting!) for you. It’s a little bit different than constructing with just a sewing machine, as it’s all about trying to sew everything in flat with the overlocker, but it’s a little mental challenge, which I’m really liking…
Tags: bwof, knit, s08, top
I like the t-shirts in this issue, especially this one. Great top!
— christina Jul 7, 03:13 PM #
How did I not notice this pattern in this issue of BWOF? It would be equally perfect for our wacky Oregon summers! Your T-shirt looks fantastic—-thanks for the inspiration.
— Sewer-Sewist Jul 7, 03:20 PM #
This looks so simple and clean! Really great work. I want one in navy blue…
— Sara Jul 7, 04:57 PM #
Super cute. I am making this for our wacky Alaskan summers too. It was beautiful for the last couple days and now overcasty again. Blech. I was planning on making this but your review makes me want to get my butt in gear.
Did you get my package? I sent it weeks ago.
— dawn Jul 7, 05:34 PM #
Very cute! I’m going to have to go back and look at this one and see what I have in my stash….
— stacysews Jul 7, 06:18 PM #
Hurray!
I am currently Sad because my mum helpfully came over to help me tidy recently and I have a nasty feeling she accidentally threw out my copy of the BWOF with the menswear from earlier this year, which I really wanted to keep in case I ever feel like making a shirt for the boyfriend (he will probably have to become at the very least a fiance first, though – is there a sewing equivalent of the Jumper Curse?)
— Anwen Jul 7, 08:56 PM #
“[I]t’s like if a sweatshirt and a teeshirt really hit it off and made sweet, sweet love and produced this little lovechild.” Love the copywriting! It’s as charming as this top.
— LindsayT Jul 8, 09:24 PM #
Thanks for the great tips on the release dates of BWOF I finally got my copy today!! Hurray. I knew he was lying!! all we need now is some sunshine as this issue is full of cute little summer outfits, oh well there’s always next year.
Thanks again
— wendy Jul 9, 09:55 PM #
Oh, wow!! I love your sweat-tee! Love, love it. It is adorable on you!
— Isabelle Jul 14, 10:13 AM #