Fabric: Medium Stretch Jersey Knit from Beverly’s
Pattern: Lekala.co: Tee-shirt Top – Sewing Pattern #5922
Year: contemporary
Notions:  matching thread for top-stitching
Time to complete:  A few hours
First worn: March 26, 2014
Wear again? Yes, it’s comfortable, and looks good with jeans.
Total price: 1 yard stretch knit jersey $4.00,  Pattern $2.24

I’m editing a batch of Lekala’s Stretch Knit Tops at the moment. They have interesting design details on many of the tops, as well as the typical tee-shirt styles. I like to go through the construction of some of the patterns, just to see how they look.

On this particular pattern, I enlarged the neckline,  and shortened the sleeves for a more flattering look on me.  Jersey knit tops are easy to alter as you go. I just marked a new neck and serged it.

I made the pleats on the left, following the marks on the pattern. They were a little tricky, so I suggested that Lekala.co add some arrows to the pleat marks for clarity.

I’ll be making up  more of Lekala’s unique Jersey Knit Tops over the next several months.

If you have any particular style, you’d like to see  made up, just leave me a comment, or email me at baechtel12atgmaildotcom.

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