Y’all, I am SO excited about this shirt! When I made these jeans I knew I HAD to have a mustard colored shirt. But par for the course, I couldn’t find one I liked.
I did, however, find myself inspired by this shirt.
So I worked and sewed a couple prototypes and came up with this:
And I love it! The fabric is NearSea Naturals: Antique Gold Medium Weight Jersey, and I cannot say enough good things about this fabric. And no, I am not an affiliate, nor did I receive any discounts. But this stuff is really the nicest jersey I’ve ever worked with – so soft, and not all warped like a lot of jerseys I’ve sewn with. It is pricier, but it is organic and the thing that impressed me the most is that it is made in the USA. NearSea Naturals even has a line of fabrics that are completely grown, spun, milled and dyed in the USA. I also ordered a bunch of swatches, and I see me ordering some more – the white interlock was yummy, and then I could dye it any color I want.
I knew I wanted to hand embroider the bib of the shirt, and after looking through a few ideas I settled on sashiko embroidery, which is Japanese embroidery that consists of running stitches and repeated geometric shapes.
And the best part for you? Free pattern and tutorial coming tomorrow. Complete with slash marks for resizing it if you don’t happen to fall into the petite and flat-chested category like me.
Click HERE to go to the tutorial.
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I LOVE this top, Melissa, both the style and the embroidery!!! Looking forward to the pattern.
YAY!!! I love the look of this top and I fall into the petite and flat-chested category, bonus points to me
Can’t wait for tomorrow, thank you Melissa! x
There is nothing better than seeing a top you like, then reading that you are providing a pattern. Yay!
Oh my gosh you are so clever! I do not have the patience to embroider!
Love it. And your hairs looks great too. I bought a kit to learn Sashiko about a yr ago but never found the time. This is a creative use of it.
Lol ‘hair looks great’!