I’m Claire of Claire_Crafted. I’m an
avid sewist – but only in the free time I have after my day job (health policy
work) and spending time with my husband and toddler.
Arielle from Seen & Sewn Patterns graciously
allowed me to participate with the hack I did of the Aspen Tank
pattern.
The pattern is super
simple, so it left lots of room for creativity – which is exciting but can
sometimes be overwhelming at the same time!
Ultimately, I decided that the pink clay linen I bought from
Stone Mountain and Daughter
Fabrics went perfectly with the adorable cotton raccoon fabric I bought at
the Denver quilt show last spring. I also only had one yard of it, so the size
of the yoke was perfect.
Once I picked out the fabrics, I had to decide how I wanted
to hack the pattern. Again, it’s a very straightforward pattern, so that left a
lot of possibilities!
As I contemplated the
options, I realized that the popover placket Kalle Shirt pattern from Closet
Case was a) perfect for combining with this pattern and b) one of my favorite
sews to date (I love topstitching!).
Modifying the two to fit together was a simple process. I
cut out the Aspen Tank per the instructions it came with. I still had leftover
raccoon fabric, and I felt that would be the best fabric for a contrasting
placket. I cut out the full placket, but I figured it might be a bit long so I
would adjust later.
From there, I
followed the instructions for the Aspen Tank – except I did not apply the bias
tape around the collar until the end. After I pieced together the top parts and
attached the bottom, that’s where I diverged a bit from the instructions.
I placed the placket cutout onto the top front of the blouse
and quickly realized that it was too long. So I cut off about an inch at the
top (I more or less eyeballed it to see what would look best bleeding over into
the linen). From there, I pulled out the Kalle Shirt instructions for attaching
the placket.
Once the placket was attached, I finished off the collar
with the bias tape and attached the buttons – which I found at Trim 2000 Plus
in the LA fabric district. Hemmed it up and it was finished!
This was also one of the first makes I got to use my
adorable Claire_Crafted labels from Dutch Label Shop. The gray
with white contrasting thread I chose for the design worked perfectly.
Thanks again, Arielle, for allowing me to participate!
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ss2gether19
Welcome to the Seen & Sewn Together blog tour.
A nice group of sewing bloggers have joined together to share with you how we’ve taken the Seen & Sewn Patterns and let our creativity loose with them. We want to inspire you whether you’re just starting or well on your way to building your handmade wardrobe.
The extra fun part for you is that we have a prize pack giveaway from Seen & Sewn Patterns that you can enter below. The prize pack for US residents includes 1 pattern of choice, a Slow Fashion Tee, and a Slow Fashion Pin. For our international readers the prize pack includes a copy of all Seen & Sewn PDF Patterns. Bonus! All entrants will receive a coupon code for a $1 pattern of choice -so make sure your email is up to date in your profile when entering.
Arielle from Seen & Sewn Patterns is creating patterns with a focus on encouraging people to join the #handmaderevolution by sewing their own handmade wardrobe.
The tour includes these talented sewists, so I hope you’ll follow along this week.
Monday June 17th Sew 4 Five, Sewing A la Carte, Aurora Designs
Tuesday June 18th Idle Sunshine, That’s Sew Lily, House of Estrella
Wednesday June 19th Mahlicadesigns, Sewing with D, Fee Bricolo, Aurora Designs
Thursday June 20th Let’s Go Hobby, Sewing from Scratch, Craftstyle Living, Mama You Can Make It
Friday June 21st Claire Cruse, Make It Sew with the Bear and Pea Atelier, Sew Cute Couture by Kathy
Enter to win something good here.
****Disclaimer I did receive this pattern for free to write this blog post.
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