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Sunday, January 6, 2019

So Close! McCall's 7812



I really like this pattern. It got a bit of flack when it was released but as a peplum lover I was really drawn to view C. I also really liked the deep-but-not-cleavage-baring v-neck.


I sewed a Medium, standard for me. I did a 3/4" FBA rotating the dart into the front since it's ruched. I made my standard 1" full bicep adjustment as well. I've found I don't always need a swayback adjustment if the back has some shaping so I sewed it as is.

It fits very nicely through the back!

The pattern is very straightforward if you follow the directions. Typing this, I almost forgot I nearly had to rip the thing apart. There is a correct order to sewing the front casings and attaching the peplum. If you do it wrong, your drawstring will never make it out of the other end and you may end up cutting an actual hole and darning over it to make it work because attempting to remove stitches in a mesh knit is sadness. At least that's a possibility of what could happen O_o. LOL!!!!

My fabric is a mesh knit from Fabric Mart. For awhile I was amassing these fabrics and then stopped because sewing them can be a real exercise in patience. This one wasn't too bad as it would actually take a press; but it took a lot longer to get the right combo of settings on the sewing machine, serger and coverstitch.

With a dark bra, the mesh isn't too see-through against my skin...
I also tried it with a camisole which works too!

I had to make the coverstitch work to hem that peplum! LOL! 
Once I got the settings right, no problems.

When I finished it, I loved it. Then, wait...

Ah. That neckline is WIDE. Too wide. Like, I'd need another inch to ensure my bra straps would stay covered. Only slightly partly because I need bras with straps set closer to center because I have narrowish, sloping shoulders, but that neckline is wide. The v-neck is amazing though!
This is how it actually fits. 

It's SO perfect otherwise. It makes me sad because I was really wedded to the idea of this pattern+this fabric.

I even made the drawstring from self-fabric! That's commitment! :-p 


I have considered adding some clear elastic through the sleeve portion of the neckline (it's a raglan). We will see because, I just adore this top!! 

ETA: Based on how it functions when it's on, I don't think bra strap holders are the solution. I have put them in garments before! But those garments actually sat on my shoulder anyway. I should mention for the "good" pics, I have my bra straps pulled to the side which is not realistic for wearing the top! They're *this* close to falling off my shoulder --  Look at my left shoulder and you can see how far it's pulled to the side...

I'm not sewing right now -- I did hem my 3rd(!) Butterick 6621 yesterday :) I have a few posts scheduled with the last of November and the rest of December's sewing. I get my MRI results tomorrow...fingers crossed!!!