Right before my
husband and I retired April 30, 2017, I found a free pattern online called The
Breezy Tee Tunic by Autumn on It’sAlwaysAutumn.com. Autumn provides some free patterns that she
drafted for herself in her size. She
invites you to download the patterns, alter as needed, and use for
yourself. And have I ever! In addition to getting the sizing correct, I
lengthened both the overall length and the shoulder to provide a bit more arm
coverage, and did a forward shoulder adjustment.
This is an example of
one of the tunics I’ve made. I prefer to
make them out of a jersey knit or lighter weight
Ponte. I have made a few out of woven
fabrics, but I just don’t reach for those nearly as much. This tunic has become one of my most worn
summer items. When paired with leggings
and sandals, it’s a versatile outfit for a day out in the city or the low
country.
The blue & white
stripe above is Modern Jersey from Spoonflower Fabrics. This is my favorite jersey to sew with, and
of course there are an incredible number of designs to choose from on
Spoonflower, making this jersey worth the price in my eyes.
As you may have seen
in my last post, I am creating a capsule wardrobe of sorts to leave in our
apartment in Chicago - eliminating the need to lug a suitcase between Chicago
and our house in South Carolina.
I opted to start my
Chicago wardrobe with a set of these tunics out of Modern Jersey in black &
white, aqua, and a lavender pink. I also
ended up adding in a light blue Modern Jersey and a black & white Ponte
from Oak Fabrics in Chicago.
I sewed these tunics
in a batch method, along with an additional mustard yellow one that will remain
in South Carolina. Here is an in
progress picture of the pile of tunics after I stitched up the shoulder seams
and as I began to put the prepared neck facings in.
These are easy sews
to begin with and they all needed white thread in my machine and serger, so
before I knew it I had five new tunics – four for Chicago and one additional.
The picture below shows
the existing aqua tunic on the left, then the four new tunics, with a scrap of
the fifth new tunic hanging with them.
That tunic will go to Chicago cut out and ready to sew up there as I do
have a little sewing corner in our apartment.
Six tunics, worn with
RTW leggings, is a great start to my summer Chicago wardrobe. Now on to a few dresses to add some variety.
Bye for now!
Barbara
You can find me on Instagram and Ravelry as sewBknit
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