{"id":4037,"date":"2013-05-16T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=4037"},"modified":"2013-05-16T01:32:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T08:32:24","slug":"sewing-for-me-m6241-pink-grey-stripes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=4037","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: M6241 pink + grey stripes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thank you so much<\/em>\u00a0for the comments and emails and gentle empathy yesterday – I’m so very very grateful. After all that build-up, I feel like today’s post might be a letdown with the underwhelming garment, but I’m easing into this project of sewing for myself with McCalls 6241<\/a>. The version I made requires just two pieces: the front and back. It doesn’t get simpler than this. I’ve made this top before, long ago, but it was a complete wadder because I did a real number on the neckline and hem (such a beautiful ikat print knit too…so sad). I used to be terrified of knits and it showed.<\/p>\n

I found that it was incredibly easy and quick to make this time around – I guess the weekly sewing for K has made a huge difference, and I’m definitely more comfortable with a variety of fabrics. There’s something immensely satisfying about measurable improvements, and I believe sewing is one of those crafts that anyone can excel at with enough time and effort.<\/p>\n

So here we go:<\/p>\n

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This is a lusciously soft pink and grey striped knit I got from here<\/a>. I think it’s a rayon blend jersey (I swear, one of these days I will pay attention to the fabrics). I made view A in size 12, but I probably could have gone down one more size because this knit seems to expand quite a bit.<\/p>\n

I don’t normally wear a lot of color. My wardrobe is a sea of grey, black, white, neutrals + jeans. But with this new sewing challenge, I want to start experimenting a little more, though you’ll probably see a lot of neutrals too.<\/p>\n

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K took these photos and they’re a lot better than my tripod\/remote attempts, and she was all over<\/em> the role reversal, fiercely commanding me to turn this way and that and shouting, “Smile, Mommy! Smile!”<\/p>\n

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I adore the pleats detail on the left shoulder and really like that it’s asymmetrical. If I found this on the sale rack at Anthropologie or JCrew, I would totally buy it. The length is great, but the gathering that happens sometimes highlights the belly rolls instead of masking them (there is some Herculean stomach-sucking-in going on here – still working on that self-acceptance thing).<\/p>\n

All in all though, I think I love this top. Knit, stripes, comfort – the ultimate trifecta! All that’s missing is the glittery, sequined leggings. That’s next week. (Kidding, of course. It’ll be a full body suit of glittery sequins. In highlighter yellow.)<\/p>\n

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  Thank you so much\u00a0for the comments and emails and gentle empathy yesterday – I’m so very very grateful. After all that build-up, I feel like today’s post might be a letdown with the underwhelming garment, but I’m easing into this project of sewing for myself with McCalls 6241. The version I made requires just two pieces: the front and back. It doesn’t get simpler than this. I’ve made this top before, long ago, but it was a complete wadder because I did a real number on the neckline and hem (such a beautiful ikat print knit too…so sad). I used to be terrified of knits and it showed. I found that it was incredibly easy and quick to make this time around – I guess the weekly sewing for K has made a huge difference, and I’m definitely more comfortable with a variety of fabrics. There’s something immensely satisfying about measurable improvements, and I believe sewing is one of those crafts that anyone can excel at with enough time and effort. So here we go: This is a lusciously soft pink and grey striped knit I got from here. I think it’s a rayon blend jersey (I swear, one of these days I will pay attention to the fabrics). I made view A in size 12, but I probably could have gone down one more size because this knit seems to expand quite a bit. I don’t normally wear a lot of color. My wardrobe is a sea of grey, black, white, neutrals + jeans. But with this new sewing challenge, I want to start experimenting a little more, though you’ll probably see a lot of neutrals too. K took these photos and they’re a lot better than my tripod\/remote attempts, and she was all over the role reversal, fiercely commanding me to turn this way and that and shouting, “Smile, Mommy! Smile!” I adore the pleats detail on the left shoulder and really like that it’s asymmetrical. If I found this on the sale rack at Anthropologie or JCrew, I would totally buy it. The length is great, but the gathering that happens sometimes highlights the belly rolls instead of masking them (there is some Herculean stomach-sucking-in going on here – still working on that self-acceptance thing). All in all though, I think I love this top. Knit, stripes, comfort – the ultimate trifecta! All that’s missing is the glittery, sequined leggings. That’s next week. (Kidding, of course. It’ll be a full body suit of glittery sequins. In highlighter yellow.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4037","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-me","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4037"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4130,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions\/4130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}