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Teri, your top is beautiful and I love the way it coordinates with your lovely setting there. Great photo styling!
10/9/02 3:32 PM
Teri I love your top! and the binding tip is very helpful and clear. I have to take this pattern out!
10/9/02 4:31 PM
Very nice! I have found that I can sew this top with sleeves flat (the pattern calls for it to be set in) and the sleeve on the bottom. The feed dogs ease it it, and then I just sew up the underarm. I have sewn this top up in knit, poly interlock, a slinky-ish knit, and a very stable jersey and the sleeves ease in nicely on any fabric. (Glad my neckline hint helped, your top looks great!)
10/9/02 5:09 PM
Teri, that t-shirt/top is great ! if that burda pattern is still at the stores and not oop. i would like to get a pattern for my daughter. so when you say you used "slinky" fabric, is that what you ask for in the store ? "slinky"? i wouldnt mind trying that stuff out. and in fact im wondering if maybe a piece that i have in my stash is some of that stuff. my mom had given me some material she had about 5 months ago. hhhmmm, but just wanted to check with you guys, before i go charging in the store asking for it. if that is what its called or not. :)
10/9/02 5:49 PM
Can someone explain this part to me. of course im dense. i can never seem to understand these things. "I also eliminated the facing and cut a 1 ½” strip of fabric on the crossgrain. I stitched the short ends together, folded wrong sides together and stitched it to the right side of the neck edge. I then folded the binding to the inside and edge stitched." thanks
10/9/02 5:59 PM
Thank you everyone. Sue, thanks for the sleeve tip. I thought of doing that, but it was after I already tried to set the sleeves in. I will for sure do that next time. Maria, I think if you go into a fabric store and ask for "slinky" they will know what you are talking about. At least I would hope they would. I picked up this pattern just two weeks ago, so you should be able to find it. Good Luck. About the neck binding. I added a link to a close up. Click on neck binding in the review. Basically, you are cutting a small strip of fabric and stitching it to the neck edge like you would do piping. Does that help, or is it still clear as mud?
10/9/02 6:34 PM
Teri, this is a great looking T, I love the color too, and your neck binding is fabulous looking. Tres chic Nan
10/9/02 6:45 PM
Teri, thanks that helped when i went back and looked at the picture. of course its still clear as mud ! :) jk (just joking) but really the picture helped me alot. thanks
10/9/02 7:58 PM
Teri, your top looks great. I really like that fabric, and I will have to try that neckline treatment too. Maria, I think your daughter would like this top. It's one of those designs that looks good on everyone. The pattern is very well drafted and easy to sew.
10/10/02 1:36 AM
Teri, this is so pretty and your neckline binding looks beautiful. Isn't slinky great stuff and isn't it a bit hair-raising the first time you work with it?
1/21/03 9:43 PM
I found the most annoying thing about this pattern was the 5/8" seam allowances. 1/4" is easier for knits. Try reducing the sleeve cap and armscye allowances to 1/4", it will make easing the sleeve in much easier.
7/7/03 2:27 PM
I made this t-shirt today after reading several of these reviews. I used the same neck binding approach, raising the neckline about an inch, and it turned out great. I also used Sue Wilson's tip about how to put the sleeve in flat and that worked out well too. I love this pattern and plan to use it again and again -- starting as soon as I find some good knits.
8/24/03 1:48 PM
Thanks for all of your nice comments. I have since made this top several times with lots of success. It is much easier to put in the sleeves using a flat method, especially if using a synthetic fabric.
8/25/03 11:02 AM
Very informative review! You're very generous to show your decisionmaking process rather than just the changes you made without the reasons why. You make it possible for others to make a top that will come out as beautifully as yours did. Thank you!
2/7/10 2:24 PM