tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post2174612740229799352..comments2023-04-15T05:13:50.642-04:00Comments on The Petite Sewist: Adding Coverage to a Boat Neck TopStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398093884212247307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-88755154376224854352014-06-13T10:53:04.180-04:002014-06-13T10:53:04.180-04:00I had the same shirt. I took out the top of each s...I had the same shirt. I took out the top of each sleeve, re-sewed the shoulder seam 1" total, took another small tuck in the sleeves since they were ruched anyway, sewed the sleeve back in and re-serged. If only I could figure out how to do this on a pattern! I can do RTW but stare at a pattern and don't know how to petite-I-fy it. Any suggestions?Petite sewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948258439794920082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-44008805283080735322014-06-13T10:50:28.619-04:002014-06-13T10:50:28.619-04:00I bought the exact same top in several colors. Thi...I bought the exact same top in several colors. This was actually an easy fix because it is a knit. I ended up removing the stitching from the top half of each sleeve. I re-sewed the shoulder seam taking it up about 1/2" ( so a total of 1" [ 1/2" front + 1/2" back]) then I sewed another tiny tuck in each sleeve since they were ruched anyway. Then I resewed the sleeves back in, stretching the knit a bit if it wasn't quite big enough to re-insert the sleeve. I have to do this a lot to fix gaposis of necklines. Sometimes I have to take the whole sleeve out and lower the armhole a bit to get it back in , but it fixes a too large neckline on RTW. If only I could figure out how to do this with a flat pattern! Can anybody explain? I'm a so so sewer from scratch obviously.Petite sewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948258439794920082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-13196528801554029852012-08-02T11:41:46.510-04:002012-08-02T11:41:46.510-04:00That's a great idea. ThanksThat's a great idea. ThanksClever Blonde -Donna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613372489507001247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-63965297359451125522012-03-12T13:38:11.847-04:002012-03-12T13:38:11.847-04:00That is brilliant! I hate the boatneck-brastrap di...That is brilliant! I hate the boatneck-brastrap dilemna and this is the perfect solution :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307119158765850624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-84260170548379057672012-02-27T21:43:40.802-05:002012-02-27T21:43:40.802-05:00Very nice fix!Very nice fix!Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-61244533301770609132012-02-27T21:23:37.976-05:002012-02-27T21:23:37.976-05:00Yeah, boat-neck tops bug me too. Nice fix! Cute ...Yeah, boat-neck tops bug me too. Nice fix! Cute sleeves!DesertNails8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02931363327562674214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916624238912645801.post-9439885097851289372012-02-27T17:33:06.892-05:002012-02-27T17:33:06.892-05:00Great shopping.
Thanks for sewing trick- I'll...Great shopping. <br />Thanks for sewing trick- I'll will be doing that one!jemflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112391103667817617noreply@blogger.com