With the arrival of the official first day of summer, out-of-print (OOP) Butterick 5891 makes another appearance.
This kAtheRine Tilton design is a favourite summer-time top pattern. It has long sleeves to protect from those nasty mosquito bites--they're fierce this year. And pockets! Ah, gotta love a garment with pockets.
There was one small change made to this version. The center back was cut on the fold and fanned out two inches at the bottom hemline to provide more ease in the back.
The fabric inspired this project. When I stumbled across it in the quilting cottons, I was smitten with the print. It was listed as a craft cotton but this 100% cotton fabric worked out just fine for garment sewing. Although I wouldn't use it if you're sewing something that needs the fabric to drape. The fabric was pretreated with a tumble through the wash cycle and dryer before hitting the ironing board for a steam pressing.
Project details
Seams: 2.8--3.0 straight stitch
Seam finish: Serged
Fabric: 3 metres
Buttons: 4--1" recycled buttons
Sewing label: 1--"I sewed this!" label
Pattern: OOP Butterick 5891
Additional Tools and Supplies: Cutting table, fabric scissors, pins, pin cushions, measuring tapes, measuring gauge, tailor's chalk, cotton thread, silk thread, hand sewing needle, thread clippers, tailor's wax, Janome sewing machine, Janome serger, iron, ironing board, screwdriver, buttonhole foot, walking foot and tea.
Happy Sewing!
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