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Cap Sleeve V Neck Tee 09/2014 #125 Pattern Review
Hello everyone,
Hope you are enjoying the mid week! I am trying my best not to get down about the weather! It was so gorgeous last week but as I write this its has hailed and rained with gusty winds. Still it shan’t stop me making marvellous frothy floral summer dresses, skirts, blouses, shirts, etc 😉
Anyway, its time for my April Burda challenge! The challenge is hosted by Dawn who blogs over at Two On Two Off. For this month I made a Cap Sleeve Vee Neck Tee 09/2014 #125 which is a downloadable BurdaStyle pattern. I bought this at the back end of last year during a 5 for £10 sale.
Burdastyle 09/204 #125
Spot the botch……have since sewn it up by hand 😉
I looked it up on Pattern Review and found that all the reviews mentioned it was too short. Took my tape measure out and checked my vertical measurements against the pattern. Though it is a knit pattern the stretch doesn’t affect the vertical measurements (too much). And because BurdaStyle downloadables don’t have seam allowances, it was very easy to measure. In fact I could have just lined it up against my body. It was clear that I needed at least another 2 ” length. I added the 2″ on both the front and lower back pieces. Purple jersey in the stash seemed like a great option to test on.
Once I cut out the fabric it took about 1.5 hours to make it. The pattern took less than 1 meter of fabric. Yay! It does have a lot of pieces though. The front bodice has 3 pieces; the back bodice has 3; the sleeve has 3 pieces including sleeve band.
Grr!! Why couldn’t I just have taken out my sewing machine!!!
I only used the overlocker. Pivoting on the overlocker does not work! And yet I tried and botched the front! Lesson learnt: don’t be too lazy to take out the sewing machine and get the job done properly! I finished the hem by using stay tape and zigzagging. 
Verdict: To say I paid £2 for the pattern and £3 for the jersey fabric – I am very very pleased with the end result. I like the fit. Its comfortable. There are many options for jazzing it up if I wanted to by using contrasting fabric. I have a feeling this is going to be a great TNT scrapbuster pattern with some tweaking ;-).
In other news Me Made May is nearly upon us! Eeek! I went through my handmade items the other day and am beginning to think I may have bit off a bit more than I can chew with my 1 a day minimum pledge…there will be a lot of repeats :-).
Happy sewing everyone and thanks for reading! I will be back soon with more Vogue V1440!
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BurdaStyle 09/2014 #125 Sewing Pattern
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Abigail
April 29, 2015 11:50 amCute, as always!
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Hila
April 29, 2015 11:52 amThanks hun! You are too sweet😃
Thimberlina
April 29, 2015 12:07 pmHow many pieces! I’ve just been looking at the outline, I bet it was like a jig saw puzzle.
You’ve done a fab job – I don’t think I’d have attempted that tricky front but without an army of pins and my sewing machine. 😃
Hila
April 29, 2015 12:31 pmThanks! The front and back were quite easy. Twas the sleeves that had me a bit boggled but i worked it out myself. Typi al of Burda Patterns !
Beth
April 29, 2015 2:38 pmThe purple is gorgeous but yeah it would look amazing colour blocked! Good luck with MMM!
Hila
April 29, 2015 3:39 pmThanks! You too! I am trying not to take it too seriously but its hard given its my first MMM. 😃.
navybluethreads
April 29, 2015 3:49 pmLovely colour and I do love a scrap-busting pattern or two. Ditto on the MMM pledge… I’m not sue I have enough seasonally-appropriate stuff, I may well be joining you on the repeats…
Hila
April 29, 2015 4:27 pmYay! We can start our own #MMMRepeaters! 👏😃
Linda of Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!
April 30, 2015 2:14 amI think I was repeating last year. I don’t know what will happen this year. Your Tee shirt is cute. I love the purple. I think the colour blocking would be cool too!
Hila
April 30, 2015 5:08 amThanks Linda!
Sewing with Scoobys
May 2, 2015 2:53 pmI love the lines on this pattern very flattering it looks so good on you! It does look hard to sew where they intersect in the front though, I would be a bit scared to try it. You did a wonderful job on it 🙂
Hila
May 3, 2015 12:24 pmI was apprehensive too looking at the line drawing but it wasnt too bad.😃. I think I will nail that neck with the second one or third one😁