Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Love My T-shirt Pattern

I went shopping for fabric in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday and this fabric followed me home. It's a poly/lycra jersey that I found at Michael Levine's loft for $2 a pound. I'm pretty sure this dress weighs less than 2 pounds so I got it for next to nothing. There was plenty of this fabric left over after cutting out the dress. I'm thinking it would make a cute skirt as well. I bought several other pieces at the loft too so expect to see more t-shirts very soon.


The pattern is my TNT t-shirt pattern KS 2900 which I altered to add a round sort of yoke and gathers. I made it up in a muslin, but never got around to making a t-shirt from it. Stephanie and I were discussing t-shirt dresses on our way home from downtown which inspired this dress. Sunday I altered the pattern by lengthening it 18 inches. Next time I'll only add 16" because I had to hem it up 3 inches which meant I cut 2" off the 1" hem. I also had to remove four inches from the side seams at bust level and 8 inches at the hips to make the pattern fit me. Pretty soon, I may have to find a new TNT t-shirt pattern. That will be a very sad day for me, and yet, quite exciting as well.


The dress looks so cute with these earrings. I've had them for a very long time but none of my clothes went with them, so I don't think I'd ever worn them before. The colors match the dress perfectly.


If I ever wanted to get lost in the jungle, this would be the dress to wear. It's a great camouflage. My son said I shouldn't wear it grocery shopping because I look too nice, however, it feels like I'm wearing my nightie. I plan to make lots more t-shirt dresses for my summer wardrobe. I think they are the perfect clothes to wear for losing weight in the summer. The pants I bought a couple of months ago are all getting too loose so I don't think I'll get anymore pants for awhile and pants patterns are too hard to fit, especially since I'd have to do it all over again in just a few months once I lose even more weight.


I'm not sure I ever posted this top once I got it finished. I still need to write the review, but I love how it turned out. It's NL 6940 and it was too tight when I made it in early March, but it fits me perfectly now.

19 comments:

  1. The style, fabric, and fit really suit you. You look lovely. I think you should wear it to the grocery store, and anywhere else you happen to go.

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  2. Well done on the weight loss!! Your dress is very nice and I think you should make more. I agree with Claudine - wear it anywhere you want.

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  3. The dress is a perfect line for you. I like the treatment of the neckline a lot. Simple, but enough to give the garment an edge.

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  4. Grrrrr!! Gooooo, Sherril!! ;)
    LIKE your 'tude!! ;)

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  5. The fabric followed you home? You think we haven't heard that line before? Maybe it wanted to be with those peacock earrings ... !

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  6. I live the KS tee-shirt modification! I'll have to take a look at my TNT t-shirts and see if can do something similar.

    Rose in SV

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  7. I LOVE that dress. It looks fabulous on you! The weight loss is working well for you!!! The earrings are great, too.

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  8. I really like that dress on you, it looks great and fits well. Love the jungle photo.

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  9. I read your blog often, but never comment - you look GREAT! Congradulations on the weigt loss and I love the new dress and top.

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  10. I love a t-shirt dress. They are comfortable, especially in warm weather. Yours is lovely, and I think you should most definitely wear it to the grocery. Nothing wrong with looking beautiful when buying food! Your top is great too. Every time you post a photo, you're smaller and smaller! Continued congratulations on your weight loss.

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  11. I love the neckline of your new dress. The weight loss is really showing now. You look great.

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  12. The green jungl-y colors realy suit you well. You look great in your new clothes!

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  13. That top looks so good on you. Keep up the hard work. It is paying off. Your health will thank you for it.

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  14. Great job on the dress, I love the color combination!

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  15. Sherril you are lookin' good!!

    Mary

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  16. love your creations! Missing you on MM.

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  17. Sherril - the dress and tops are great! But can I ask a question? How much weight have you lost? You look really good!

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