The Plantain t-shirt pattern (a free pattern from Deer & Doe) had been sitting on a chair in my sewing space and I decided it needed to get done!

I definitely am like my girls in that I reach for the coziest knit garment each time I open my closet. I had this stripe knit laying around and didn’t have a problem cutting into it.  It’s not the nicest knit, it’s actually a little scratchy, but I’m hoping once I wash it again some of that will go away.

I rummaged through my hoarded scraps bin and dug out this happy little piece of Liberty and knew they’d make a nice elbow patch. I love the shape of this tee! I’ll definitely make more. A simple change I made was to the neckline.  I almost always make the neckline higher on my tops, just because I feel more comfortable that way. I used an existing tee to find just the right spot for me.  I also made the hem lower in the back, I like the way it falls and when you bend over, you’re sure to keep covered!

Pattern: Plantain by Deer & Doe
Fabric: mystery knit from Hancock Fabrics and a few scraps of Liberty

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Stripes!  I love a knit with stripes.  After making my first garment with the Lady Skater patten by Kitschy Coo I decided to give it another try.  I had ordered this super soft knit from fabric.com for a piece I had wanted to sew up for Project Sewn.  Just never got around to making what I thought I was going to, so it ended up being the perfect amount and fabric for a Lady Skater.

I do love the fit of this dress.  Even though I’m not one for wearing dresses much, this one is just super comfy and casual I know I’ll wear it a lot.  I had first sewed it before I had any clear elastic so I substituted regular 1/4” elastic.  I think that it would have been okay if the fabric had been thicker, but with this knit it made the seam wavy and stiff.  So I finished the dress anyway and stuck it in my closet. The other day I remembered to pick up some clear elastic and fixed that waistline!  It didn’t take very long to fix and it made the dress just perfect fitting in my opinion.

I will definitely enjoy wearing it, especially when it warms up a bit!

Pattern: Lady Skater by Kitschy Coo
Fabric: fabric.com