A Floral Vogue 9299

I love the painted fabrics that Julia Allison Costs sells. I've purchased a few pieces because they speak to my creative heart. This is my third garment using her fabrics. The Sunshine Katie and The Mountain Range jacket that is still under construction.

Supplies ~

3 panels of a large floral print from Julia Allison Cost

12 5/8" buttons purchased in Lancaster, PA

A scrap of interfacing

2" twill tape

This was the "Inspiration" for my shirt. I've been seeing this big, bold print on shirts everywhere lately.

Layout ~

This is always the challenging and exhilarating part of a make. How to use the fabric to it's best advantage. How to make the design and silhouette sing. This is also the part that's anxiety inducing because one wrong cut and everything goes south.  As an aside why I generally buy one more panel than I need to make a garment...making sure I have more if disaster does actually occur.

A few photos of the tunic during the construction phase...

Putting the label in the back yoke

Cutting table layout making sure the fronts match

Back without sleeves

Front without sleeves

Construction ~

There are no new construction techniques. However, since I hadn't made the garment in over a year, I did reread the instructions and didn't wing it. Was definitely interesting to see the steps I'd skipped when I remade the tunic as a TNT pattern.

This pattern has several sleeve variations. I've never used them. For this one, I added the sleeve I previously used but I added a cuff to it instead of the elastic in the hemline. I wanted a more classic sleeve and look for this bold printed tunic.

A Few Photos ~

This fits in with my new aesthetic..."Art Teacher Chic" It checks all the boxes for me.  Functional, comfortable, and a bold floral. Everything I like in a tunic and was the perfect garment for a long train ride to Boston this summer.

...as always more later!