If you recall, I made this pattern before in a dove gray linen. I made view A as a straight size 16 with no alterations. The description says loose-fitting. Hmmm, it's very over-sized. In my opinion, you should go down one size. This version, again of view A, is a straight size 14 with no alterations. It fits me very nicely. And again it's very easy for such a polished looking tunic. I'll probably make several more iterations. This one is in a slightly heavier bright pink linen from the Cloth Merchants. Here are a few shots of the embroidery I did on this version.
I have a huge collection of embroidery fonts (the results of 20 years of collecting). I picked an art deco one, took my initials and then rotated the design to create a square design. Here's more:
I embroidered a strip from the shoulder line all the way down to the hem. Using the new Ellisimo 4x12 border hoop made this a breeze! It turned out to be 3 hoopings.
Pretty cool, eh? LOL.
And finally the shirt itself. I really love this pattern. I have some deep pink stretch twill on the way here from Denver fabrics that should go beautifully with the tunic. Can't wait to see it.
I adore what you did with your monogram. I am always looking for ways to incorporate embroidery in a different manner. This rocks!!
ReplyDeleteLynn B.
Hi Lynn and thank you. I do the same thing.
DeleteI love the embroidery - I have yet to use my place setter that I got at the time I bought my embroidery machine (Janome 350E) - another thing to add to the list, but I am really keen to expand my embroidery on garments.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous shirt.
Embroidery is so much fun to do; I try to put a little something on everything I make even if it's only a label on the inside.
DeleteReally, really cool!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bev!!
DeleteGreat shirt. I love the initials!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
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