As I mentioned in my last post, I am doing some “selfish sewing” although I really don’t consider it selfish and I don’t like to call it that. In a time where people always talk about self care, this is how I take care of myself. I rarely sew for others (been there, done that) and it wasn’t something I particularly enjoyed (with some exceptions). But, I learn best when I sew for myself. I can try things on as many times as it takes and try again without feeling like I don’t know what I’m doing. I can change my mind about certain things and not put pressure on myself to draft my own patterns or have a necessarily perfect result. So for my first #decemberbdaysew, I chose to make this Angela Wolf Patterns Ruched T.
I used fabric that I bought during my fabric haul a while back (this would be a good time to use some of that!). I’ll link this and some other options below. This has a four-way stretch which makes it perfect for this pattern. And for those who may be familiar with this, I used the medium twisted neck option for the shirt (and I did not do any ruching which is why it’s a longer T-shirt). This is such a terrific pattern and I think I will make another that I can use as a long-sleeve work-out top to go with some leggings I made previously.
This took a couple of hours to make. I like that there are sleeve (or no sleeve) options that I reviewed here. There are also some neck options that give you a standard T-shirt neckline or what I’ve done here. And there is the option to ruch the sides and/or sleeves of the shirt – I did neither for this one.
This is another favorite make of mine that I can wear with jeans or sweats/athleisure wear. Or I can wear it with a skirt or dress pants. Now, I’m off to probably make another one of these as I mentioned, then, who knows what’s next. I’ll decide when I figure out what I need most!
*The following are some affiliate links for the fabric above and some additional options.
Telio stretch ITY knit here. That’s the same as above.
The link for the fabric above is here.
