make that giftssss! yup, 2 this year, both completed early actually, but i didn't get a chance to see mom until way after mother's day. for top #1, i used the cool contrasts pattern in the twinkle sews pattern book. i've been meaning to make this pattern for a while now.
unfortunately the neckline of this top was huge. look how it falls off my shoulders! mom's shoulders are the slightest bit wider than mine, but still, this would never stay on for her. (excuse my nerdtastic look. i go all in when i start sewing and forget to brush my hair or eat or shower sometimes. wait, i never brush my hair. poor lil' fuzz gets a bit neglected too.)
i made each of the front panels narrower along the neckline. i never got a final pic of the shirt after the neckline binding was sewn on and the bottom hem panel was attached, but use your imagination. one day, i hope to snap a pic of mom in the top (although she finds the neckline too deep. sigh. mom is too modest.)
this project used remnants from that navy cowl neck top from this past spring (here's lil' fuzz napping on it),
and the navy and triangle vintage fabric from that parent-teacher conference dress of 4 years ago and faye's bday dress from last year.
shirt #2 is another checked peasant top, so mom and i can be twinsies again! (remember the ghanaian fabric sleeveless tops that i
made mom and me 2 years ago for our bdays? well mine slowly started
shrinking in the wash and got too tight across the back, so i switched
with mom and methinks she never wears the shrinkydink one because she
probably finds that it touches her too much, hehe.)
the fuzzfeed: a couple of weeks ago, meaning many weeks ago, eric and i built a latticework fence to keep lil' fuzz away from the new zucchini plant. here he is trying to sneak in anyway, but he was foiled!
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