Between last evening and the little man's nap today, I whipped up this top from Butterick 3344 (now out of print). The fabric is a bright, bright aqua blue rayon jersey from Gorgeous Fabrics. My photo doesn't really show the color well. I took the photo in the evening, so that's the artificial light for ya.I've always wondered why anyone would sew a t-shirt. I mean, you can buy them super cheap, right? Well, now I know why. I have the color I want in the style I want, and it fits (well, fits my belly for now, and it'll fit me for a while post-partum without re-sewing the side seams). ...and the fabric, oh, the fabric. It feels like silk. It's sooo soft and lightweight.
This wasn't super-cheap. The fabric was $14 plus a few bucks for thread, but I think it was definitely worth it.
The only changes I made to the pattern are changing the sleeve length to 3/4 for spring, lengthening the hem by about 5", and I left the elastic out of the wrap front edge. I did put the elastic in my white knit top from this pattern, but with this very lightweight fabric, it just didn't work. I'm very pleased that the neckline lays flat without it.
Not sure why the sleeves look uneven... I promise they're the same length!
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