It Just Happened

I had washed some red ponte roma knit (Rayon/Poly/Lycra - RPL) several weeks ago thinking I would make a dress.  I fiddled around and couldn't decide what pattern I wanted to use so the RPL just lay in the stack of knit fabrics that I keep moving around the sewing room.  I started to put them in a storage bin, but decided to leave them out in the event inspiration struck unexpectedly.

I didn't have to get out of the house today.  I did errands yesterday that I would normally do today, but  thunderstorms and flash floods were predicted for today (AND WE NEED THE RAIN SO BADLY) that I decided loading groceries, taking a package to the PO, etc. were better done on a dry day.  I'm glad I made that decision.  The rain began falling last night.  It has stopped for a while, but more is anticipated tonight.  I emptied 3" from the rain gauge this morning when I dared walk out the door.  3" is a good start, thank you!

So I made it up to the sewing room for a few hours, and this is what I accomplished today.

Kwik Sew 3740 had been on my radar screen for a while, but I couldn't decide what fabric to use.  I decided at the spur of the moment that the red RPL wanted to be this top.....and so it did!

Since RPL is not so stretchy, I added .5" to each side seam.  It fine but I wish I had added a smidge more at the bust line area.  Negative ease is not for me generally speaking.  I made the medium, which usually works fine with KS patterns, but I usually use more "stretchy" fabric.  This will definitely work for me, but lesson learned. 

The neckline is very nice and looks good on the body IMO.  This had not really been planned as a part of the Top a Month sew along for which I have committed, but.......I'm counting it.  The only thing I changed while sewing this one is that I understitched the front neckline seam to the body of the top.  If the collar dropped certain ways, the neck seam showed.  Didn't like that.  So this small change seems to have solved that little problem.

I still have the Cutting Line Heart's a Flutter shell on the radar for the TAM.  It will be black--a good basic that I really need.