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| Juliet Tunic by Serendipity Studio |
My iPad battery is drained from so many Craftsy fitting classes. I just finished Lynda Maynard's class "Sew the Perfect Fit," when I started on this tunic. Perfect timing!!!!
Pattern:
Juliet Tunic by Serendipity Studio
(I have the old pattern, it has been redesigned.)
Fabric:
Meadowsweet by Sandi Henderson
Construction:
I followed the directions as they were written. I did add trim under the bust and at the hem. The trim is just a stripe fabric pleated with the ruffle foot.
Fitting:
(See my pictures at the bottom of this blogpost.)
I made a muslin of this top and found a few fitting issues. I highly recommend Lynda Maynard's fitting class. She has you draw (or stitch) the grainlines on the muslin. It is like an arrow pointing to the problem. I cut through the bust and lowered it by about 1 1/2". The grainlines above the bust were not straight, so I played around with adding fabric and found the shoulder needed about 1 1/4" of fabric. All of my alterations were in length, nothing added around!!!!
This is a great tunic to transition into fall in Houston! It will still be in the 90's for a few more weeks!
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| Juliet Tunic after Craftsy class "Sew the Perfect Fit" |
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| Back View |
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| Close-up of Juliet Tunic |
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| Juliet Tunic muslin with my corrections. |
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| Added about 1 1/4" at the top of the shoulder. |
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| Added 1 1/2" at bust line. |
Kathleen, this is beautiful. I am off to order the pattern. Your projects always inspire me to sew more for myself. Will have to sign up for the Craftsy class as well, looks like you learned a lot!
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