sewniptuck

Did you see them? Could you miss them?!

I didn’t notice until I put the nightie on and yelled out loud  “What are those whales doing up there on my chest?”!! Princess fell about the floor in fits of laughter – literally ROFLing! Despite its obvious flaw, this nightie is a dream to slumber in. It might be the 100% cotton, which is soft and luvverly or it might be the upper chest action tiring me out – who knows.

The hump(ing) back whale T shirt nightie is a toile for a dress, self drafted using my Studio Faro personalised T shirt block. I desperately needed light relief during the tuxedo marathon. Sometimes a girl just has to sew something simple while she awaits the Princess to return home from school for a fit check!

Lets address the elephant in the room… why did I not think to check pattern placement?  Just off with the pixies I think. Honestly, I don’t mind my hump(ing) back whales night wear, just the sort of garment one should wear to a ‘come as you are’ party, what a conversation starter! When I lengthen anything I always make the mistake of creating a hip bump when I don’t need one. I’m telling you this so we both remember to straighten that hip curve when elongating a bodice in future! It adds space in the night attire though, so it stays! See how it collapses nicely?

When drafting T shirts, I usually use the back of the block as a front, because I’m not keen on the dart on the front and couldn’t be arsed moving it – the fit doesn’t suffer too much in my opinion. The front yoke, coverstitched, sits below a neckline traced off Closet Case Files Nettie bodysuit. Credit for the sleeve idea must go to Linda, though I failed to use her tutorial and now understand why she creates the flounce the way she does. Hers is balanced, mine is more 2 dimensional.

Nightie night!