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Not to mention that my photographer/stylist neglected to point out that my armpit stubble was highly visible. I need to do some serious work on my Awkward Blog Pose.

#Grainline tiny pocket tank free#

It took ages before the golden trifecta of sunshine, my photographer, and a bit of free time magically coincided, and then those hurried photos snatched before yet another cloud blew over just look. What did this actually rather lovely top ever do to me?ДЄnd then photographing it was just a big fat fail. Anyway, it was bust dart angst that motivated the unnecessary manhandling of the poor top's neckline.

Or, it could be (probably is) a fit issue, but for a quick light summer tank top I just don't think I can be bothered to work it out with this pattern when I've got the (blessedly dartless) Wiksten at hand. That said, my much beloved tailored shirt definitely has them, so I'm hoping that the current angst with this top is just due to the slight crispness of this lovely Liberty lawn, which will no doubt soften up and mould to my contours a bit more lovingly after a few washes. Through absolutely no fault of the pattern, I'm sure - a quick search through my closet revealed that 99% of my tops and dresses are either seam free or have princess seams, so clearly I've long had a bit of subliminal hate for poor side seam bust darts. The muslin seemed to fit perfectly, but once I'd properly made it up & tried it on I decided I didn't really like the shape given by the bust darts. That seems to be where my good karma ended with this, though. That was the universe throwing some excellent sewing karma my way. I'd like to claim that perfect bust dart placement was as deliberately done as the marvellously invisible tiny (useless) pocket, but no. Her insides are all beautifully French seamed, and once again I am pleased as punch with my pretty spot on pattern matching. I probably did stretch the neckline out a bit due to not staystitching the curve and yanking on it out of frustration, but it hits so low on me (hello, non-existent cleavage/lovely sternum!) that it hardly matters. Improvement, FTW! And all thanks to Grainline's own brilliant tutorial. no time = maybe two days? It's all Speedy Sewing Tortoise Gonzales over here.) And this being the second time I've finished necklines and armholes with bias binding, I was pleased to see that they went on even more neatly than with my Wiksten tank. Such an easy pattern to sew up, I muslined and made it up in no time. Totally juvenile, but I still love doing it.ДЄnyway, back to the matter at hand, this Grainline Tiny (Useless) Pocket Tank. Like a toddler bringing home their first paintings from pre-school - LOOK WHAT I MADE! I know, I get it. I even made this top for my step mum and poor her she actually wore it, again this was very early on in my sewing life and before I knew that the sizes on a pattern werenвЂ™t like normal sizes.This has been loitering finished but unblogged for a couple weeks now, which has been annoying me no end and is ridiculously at odds with my urge to thrust everything I've proudly made into others' faces for them to untiringly admire. That is probably why I have made it so many times, the white with black and gold crosses is also a Michael Millar fabric, easily sewn and lovely in the summer, perfect for our walk yesterday. I wear this top probably more often than I should and still love it. The second however was this lovely satin black bias and it went on like a dream. However you will notice in the photo that unfortunately after wearing it for a couple of outings the bias around the neckline started coming away, I hadnвЂ™t done a very good job on my first bias. I like the repetitive ironing with such satisfying results. I decided to make my own bias binding, and I really liked doing it. The pattern was a lovely simple one, bust darts (the first I ever did), shoulder seams, side seams and then bias binding. I chose the Michael Miller cotton with the gold Aztec pattern which I had been eyeing up in the shop of a month or two with a plain black back.

#Grainline tiny pocket tank how to#

How wrong I was, after several wobbly lines later I took myself back to basics and learn how to sew in a straight line, after making a cushion I came back to it. The Ting Pocket Tank by Grainline Studio (no longer available, I think replaced with the Willow Tank) was the first thing I ever made, before I could even sew in a straight line I thought ' I can make one of those '! I have clubbed together days 6 and 7 of Me Made May as these are both made with the same pattern.