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photography // Sabatomic
I have loved my two seam dresses and tops so much, but found myself wanting a top that fitted a little closer at the waistline. Enter tie front two seam top!
I just love how this turned out, and it’s so super easy! Click through for the tutorial
I’ve had a lot of questions about what the two seam dress i posted at the beginning of the year looks like unbelted. So now that I am no longer sporting a baby bump, i thought it was time to revisit it!
I used the exact same method as i share in the two seam dress tutorial except that this one is tunic length, and is made with a fabric with very little sretch. You can see that it has much less drape than the original. The neckline is also higher, as many of you have asked what it would look like with a higher neckline :)
I knocked this one up in about 10 minutes before church one morning – so i promise its a super easy sew! if you haven’t made one yet, head on over to the tutorial!
photography by Sabatomic
[make this look]
Tunic: Megan Nielsen two seam dress // Tutorial here
Leggings: Megan Nielsen // Virginia leggings sewing pattern
Boots: Zomp
Necklace: Merl Kinzie // Clydes Rebirth
Well my dear friends, here is one of the tops i made myself using the same method as my Two Seam Dress!
Since it was one of the first i made, i don’t quite love it as much as the dress, but none the less, i still wear it almost once a week. This one was made with more ease than the final tutorial i shared, and is also using a thicker stiffer jersey with much less drape. I think it shows pretty well what i had mentioned in the tutorial, with regards to the design working better with a thin drapey jersey. I’m also a little tempted to take it in, as it’s bordering on just too baggy.
As to the fabric itself – I don’t normally go for a horizontal stripe… ever… but i figure, my waistline is already huge at this point, so big whoop hehehe. It’s from one of my favourite local perth shops called Knitwit. Its a great store that only stocks stretch fabrics and they have a fantastic selection. I bought some of the fabrics used for Bunny’s Rainbow Dash costumer there, and i always find their customer service fantastic. I’m not sure if i’ve mentioned it here on Design Diary before, but when i was learning to sew with knits when i was at University, i used to come to this store regularly (its lovely and close to UWA), and the sweet ladies who worked there would give me endless tips and pointers for how to sew better with knits. It was invaluable, and that’s the kind of thing that makes me super loyal to a store. You know?
As a side note – do you see these shorts – they are actually the shiny shorts i shared with you a while back. Honestly, can you believe how badly this fabric has held up?? I am not kidding you when i tell you how carefully i wash them, and there is like no sparkle whatsoever left! Don’t get me wrong, i still really love them, but i’m kind of shocked to see how the fabric has worn so badly. I’m sure that by the end of this pregnancy they will just be light wash cutoffs!!
AND last thing – check out how much that bump has popped out!! YIKES! I still have 2.5 months to go… there are no words hehehe
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Top: Megan Nielsen Two Seam Dress or Top // Get the tutorial here!
Shorts: Megan Nielsen
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens // Peep Toe Super High in “Nature”
Necklace: Thrifted
So excited to share this tutorial with you today!! I’ve mentioned this before, but during pregnancy i have like a million more “i hate everything in my closet what am i going to wear” days. Thats what happened on the day i made this dress. I was frustrated and i wanted to wear something flowy and chic and i wanted it 5 minutes ago. So i came up with this nifty little dress. It involved 2 seams, some clever cutting and voila, chic easy going maternity wear.
I will absolutely be making more of this little number and its so easy that i feel that a tutorial is very very necessary. This is one of those pieces that works just as well for the pregnant gal and the non-pregnant gal, can be made shorter to be a top instead, and fantastically is perfect for beginners who want quick results with very little sewing knowledge or effort required.
Sometimes simple is best! Am i right?! Okay ready to learn how?