I am excited about a cool tunic my student Sheila is sewing.
This tunic has a stand collar ( a stand collar is a regular collar but with an additional pieces added at the neck line to add shape and cripness ie: mens button down dress shirst have stand collars). Also this tunic has set in sleeves darts front and back for shaping and a slight flare, skirt with side vents, a very flattering fit. The pattern we used is the "liverpool"
SHEILA chose a fantastic cotton batik .
Warning Amy butler's patterns leave a lot to be desired in the directions end so it was appropriate that I was there to fill the gapping voids of information. We moved bust and front darts around and changed the 3/4 cuff design to be more flattering.
Fitting the tunic in this photo .We added side vents to the hem as well. It is looking very good!
buttonhole placement.
We took a tuck in the sleeve and place a button to add interest.
With the aid of a great Bernina machine ,which has a automatic computerized button hole foot ,she sewed 8 button holes in 10 mins, perfect!
All that hard work made us peckish and sheila served a yummy snack of fantastic olives and sparking water.
A charming "sewing goddess" watched over us. And I am sure helped us solve problems as they came up.
Her sewing studio is so lovely with a spool rack containing a rainbow of colors to choose from And also a handy place to hang her scissors.
GREAT SEWING SHEILA!
Peaceful Sewing
Jill Nickolene
www.saorisantacruz.com