Ahh, green pleated top, I finished you ages ago and yet I just can't get up the energy to blog about you...which is probably a good indication that this top and I have some issues. Not to get all 1980's Color Me Beautiful on you, but I'm pretty sure that this shade of green is not my color and makes me look a little sickly (I probably should have figured that out before making a shirt out of it!).
Pattern: T-Shirt with Pleats by Salme
Size: 8 (one size smaller than recommended by the pattern...and one size smaller than last time)
Modifications: Finished the neckline with bias binding rather than a facing and lengthened the sleeves and gathered and finished them with binding.
Fabric: Designer Essentials Cotton Voile by Free Spirit
Aww, I think it looks great, just wear it with scrunched sleeves, the 80's are back ;o)
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the scrunched sleeves, but I like it, too. The green looks pretty and apple-y on my monitor. :-)
ReplyDeleteI like it three! Maybe you could shorten the sleeves?
ReplyDeleteI really like it. And don't mind the look of the bunchiness at all. Maye you could dye it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautifully made and comfy but I see where you're coming from on the 'just not entirely right' feeling. It's kind of 90% there?
ReplyDeleteThe colour itself is gorgeous, and in cotton voile? I would have bought it too!
Actually, as justmejay says, perhaps you could cut the sleeves off to about the level of the top pleat and bind it like the sleeve ends currently are so you have little, slightly puffed sleeves. That might sort out the sleeve volume issue and also, by removing a couple of large chunks of green, turn it into a 'fun green top' rather than such a major statement in colour?
I hope that sounds helpful and encouraging rather than off-putting!
I like it too, but green is totally my color! If you just aren't feeling it, I give you permission to dye it and chop off the sleeves. Usually when I take the extra time to make a garment "perfect" it really pays off.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sophie - maybe dye it to match your season better (what are you, a winter? this looks like more of a summer's color, eh?). I like the sleeves, though! Especially once the weather gets cooler...
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