Summer Tops Are Taking Over My Life
Seriously. I’ve made these three so far and am making two more. They are quick(ish) to make and can be multi-seasonal. The black polka dot & the navy and white (I think the color bled because the white is very blue) are 100% silk. The light blue in the middle is 100% linen. What’s great is the pattern I made only requires a yard, or less if it’s a wide bolt. So $15 for a yard of fabric that equals a tank in a short amount of time is pretty reasonable. I guess the trade off is spending the time to make it instead of going to a store to purchase something ready made.
I put pockets on two of the shirts. I couldn’t get the stripes to match up without losing my mind, so I left it plain.
The shirts would’ve been faster to make had I serged the seams, instead I went for French seams because they are just so nice. The neck, arm holes, and hem are all rolled hems. That takes a lot of ironing, but it looks nice. I didn’t feel like fooling with bias binding, or again with serging.
I have two more tanks to make. The blue is a silk cotton blend from Mill End, and the black buffalo check is cotton from Better Bargains for like a dollar. Sweet. I’m thinking about doing something to the blue fabric to spice it up somehow, but I dunno, I kind of like the simplicity which makes it so versatile.
Darsh wanted in on the photoshoot. He loves the camera. And sitting on my fabric.
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:45 pm
LOVE them! They are beautiful!! I love you made some of them out of silk, I love the pairing of simple + luxurious. i owe you email big time!! eek. I was out of town twice then had family drama. anyway, these are sweet.
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:11 pm
These are wonderful! I especially love the prints you have chosen.
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
I love these shirts. They turned out so cute. I especially love the striped one.
July 6th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
these are fantastic! I made a muslin for a tank top a lot like yours only with a couple buttons in the front. It was from a japanese pattern book, but it doesn’t fit me quite right–I have hips and they don’t I think. Did you use a pattern? will you tell me which one?
July 6th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Thank you, ladies! :)
Elena: For reals!
Meg: I used my own pattern. With the pattern you’ve got, you could try to add a little shaping to the sides, making it wider as you head toward the hips.