I've had this lovely, drapey, indigo blue piece of pintuck fabric [PT-70225 from Diamond Textiles] for quite a while and finally got it made into something I can wear!
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| Nine Lives Vest pattern from The Sewing Workshop made with pintuck cotton from Diamond Textiles. |
Pintuck fabric + Nine Lives pattern = Easy make
I used the Nine Lives Vest pattern from The Sewing Workshop. There are only four pattern pieces to this pattern—two fronts, a back and a collar. It's a fast and easy make.
I used the Nine Lives Vest pattern from The Sewing Workshop. There are only four pattern pieces to this pattern—two fronts, a back and a collar. It's a fast and easy make.
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| Nine Lives Vest: a Shapes pattern by Linda Lee and Louise Cutting. |
My pattern mods
The Nine Lives top is airy, flowy, comfy and casual. The oversized bodice drops over the shoulders to create a short, cap-like sleeve. The original pattern has a slanted, asymmetrical hemline. However, I decided to modify my version with a straight, symmetrical hem—shorter in the front and a little longer in the back.
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| Nine Lives top, side view. |
The collar on my version is a batik from Majestic Batiks. This was a serendipitous addition during the construction process. I think the print and the color of this batik works nicely with the decorative stitching and the indigo color of the pintuck fabric. The pintucks, decorative stitching and the contrasting collar are the stars of the show in my version.
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| Nine Lives top, back view. |
The most difficult part of constructing this top was deciding the placement of the pintucks... and picking out the buttons from my button stash.
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| I tape-baste the buttons in place for hand sewing. |
Give pintuck fabric a try with the Nine Lives Vest pattern. It's minimal work with a big impact.
