It took a fair amount of time, but I did it! Three matching Canada Day tops for my three beautiful daughters!
I was lucky enough to have been given some scrap fabric with maple leafs on it. It had been sitting in my stash and I knew I wanted to make something for Canada Day with it. But what? There was not much fabric.
I have been wanting to try my hand at applique, so I decided to make the tops with an appliqued heart. I used the Oliver + S pattern for the Popover Sundress and then I just made it shirt length instead of dress length. I like that the dress had the bit of contrasting fabric at the top and this was a great spot to use more of that fun maple leaf fabric.
All in all, I would say that things went pretty well with this project. The applique was easier than expected. I did a pretty basic shape, but I think it turned out pretty good. I’m getting a lot better at using the bias tape now. I used thicker bias tape with this project than I did with the pillowcase dress. It was much easier to sew the straps with! Again, I had a bit of problem with the hem not sitting well and I am wondering if I should be experimenting a bit with the tension for this part of my sewing. It seems the fabric keeps getting pushed along more on the top than on the bottom, which then creates the puckering. Something to try.
Only a few days until Canada Day and I got it done in time to add to the Make It, Wear It challenge over at Sew Mama Sew.
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