We have only been back from holiday a few weeks and I've managed to test two sewing patterns and nearly finished testing a knitting one. This is the first of the sewing patterns and I am more than thrilled that I got the opportunity to test this one because it is all kinds of awesome (and this is my first ever blog tour - yay).
The Raindrop Tee by
Gracious Threads is a fabulous year round addition to any wardrobe. It comes with 3/4 or short sleeves, an adorable hi-lo hem and the cutest wee pocket ever. I gave Miss M the choice of fabric for her first one and she chose this cute stripe baby rib. It was a little dull so I decided to fancy it up a bit with a wee fussy cut pocket from some woven I had in stash.
Right here I have to tell you how much I love the fit of Jess's patterns. With both my kids I usually have to go down about 2 sizes and then add a whole heap of length to get something even remotely sensible but with the slim fit style of these patterns I can just cut their straight RTW size! Yes you read that right I just cut straight from the pattern, no alterations. That said I did play with this one a bit. The striped version is a straight size 3 and I was surprised when I tried it on Miss M to see that it ran a little short in the front. Then I remeasured her and oops, she's grown quite a bit and is bang on the size 4 for height now.
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One other very exciting thing happened since we got back, I tried out a new supplier of knit fabric and in the middle of testing a package of gorgeous fluffiness arrived. So teamed with my love for this pattern version 2 appeared, this time the short sleeved version, cut to size 4 length in the hope it will last through our (hopefully) upcoming summer.
So what's not to love about this pattern? NOTHING! It's perfect for the spring or fall wardrobe, covers sizes 2-8 and is a super fast wee sew. There are so many possibilities and I already have a couple more planned, you should also check out the rest of the blog tour there are some amazing versions out there.
And finally you can even enter to win your own copy of the pattern!
Happy sewing.
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Lovely job! That white/pink fabric is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFinally a girls tee pattern that looks amazing and fits our lean tall girls perfectly ♡
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, I couldn't recommend this one enough. There will be a few more in M's wardrobe for summer I'm sure. And if you check out the blog tour there is an awesome tunic version for cold weather too.
DeleteLove it! May I ask who your knit supplier is? It is so super hard to find cute stuff over here!
ReplyDeleteThanks Renee. Most of my knits I've picked up in destashes etc over the years. The deer play was a limited run that I managed to snaffle from ixat.
DeleteSo cute!!! I had no idea that Sarah Jane had knits! That's not good.....I feel a spending spree coming on! :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't either. I fell in love with this print ages ago but I mainly sew knits and I couldn't decide what I would use it for so I hadn't bought it. When I saw it in the cotton/lycra I was so pleased I managed to get some. It's a beautiful quality fabric as well and lovely and soft.
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