Summer Sky Outfit

New Look 6940 went together easily.  It is a pattern for a twisted knit top and only has 4 pieces.  I wondered if the twist part would be difficult and that stopped me from sewing it for a while.  But I am glad I tried it.  It was really easy to do.  I will make a couple more of these this summer.  I made a size 10 with a couple of alterations.  To begin, I took in the back center seam a total of one inch at the neckline and tapered it down to the seam line about 6 inches down the back.  Next, I used a 6/8 inch seam allowance on the shoulder to bring the neckline up a bit.  That meant that I also needed to scoop out about 1/2 inch under the armholes.  I used my coverstitch machine to hem the bottom and the armholes.  The pattern called for a bias tape finish on the neckline, but I had read a couple of reviews on  pattern review.com about this not working out very well.  I opted to finish my neckline with 3/8 inch elastic.  I zigzagged the elastic to the edge all around the neckline including the back all the way to the other side.  I measured it about 2 inches shorter than the distance so that it would be snug.  After that, I folded it over and topstitched it with a double needle.  I think this method worked out fine, although my elastic may have been just a wee bit too short, because I have a little wrinkling in the front.  So I will measure it a little longer next time.  Also, this pattern is really long in the torso.  I ended up cutting off 4 inches from the bottom before I hemmed it.

The skirt is fast and easy and was made with Burda 8176.  I blogged about it here.  Wow, it's the weekend already!  Have fun!

Twist top close up: