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Well in going through my stash I found one fabric in particular that I really want to use. It's a medium-weight border print knit that I purchased well over a year ago. I'd love to sew it into a casual dress for summer. \n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nI purchased it with a specific pattern in mind, but I realized quickly after receiving it that it wasn't going to work out for that. The knit has a moderate amount of stretch, but it's going opposite of the border (selvage to selvage). That means I can't really incorporate stretch into my pattern that way I want the border to go. Plus, the border print really needs a simpler pattern to show off the print.\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i100.photobucket.com\/albums\/m36\/shesgotthenotion\/Monthly%20Themes\/border2_zpsntnyaip7.jpg\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Border Print Knit Fabric | She's Got the Notion\"\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\nI think it's a bit of a blessing in disguise though, because that means this fabric would work better with simpler silhouettes (i.e. easier to sew garments!). So I searched the internet for some inspiration. I've found two options that look easy enough to replicate at home without a pattern.\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nOption 1: \n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThis dress is a similar print and it's a similar to my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.shesgotthenotion.com\/2015\/04\/easy-beach-cover-up-sewing-tutorial.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEasy Swimsuit Coverup\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E I made. \n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca data-pin-do=\"embedPin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/256423772510499397\/\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nOption 2: \n\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\nThis dress has a very similar type of pattern as my border print, which shows it off very well with the extra length. My only hesitation is it's a maxi dress and I am short (5'2\"). I think that this is a big print and it might overwhelm me. I've avoided buying maxi dresses (or even trying them on) because I am so certain that they will make me look even shorter than I am unless I wear some serious heels. [A side note: I'm not a fan of wearing strapless dresses, so I might add some straps.]\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Ca data-pin-do=\"embedPin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/256423772510499364\/\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nAny petite girls out there that have any maxi dress advice?\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nWhich dress option do you like better?\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nLeave comment below! I'd love to hear from you.\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i100.photobucket.com\/albums\/m36\/shesgotthenotion\/Theme%202\/signature2_zps19ece842.jpg\" height=\"\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\n\n\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.shesgotthenotion.com\/feeds\/5100876907086338809\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.shesgotthenotion.com\/2015\/04\/border-print-fabric-inspiration.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2348768008564562996\/posts\/default\/5100876907086338809"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2348768008564562996\/posts\/default\/5100876907086338809"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.shesgotthenotion.com\/2015\/04\/border-print-fabric-inspiration.html","title":"Border Print Fabric Inspiration"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Nicole"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02225372040269847361"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i100.photobucket.com\/albums\/m36\/shesgotthenotion\/Monthly%20Themes\/th_border1_zpspk4pwzpy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348768008564562996.post-7727991901471269322"},"published":{"$t":"2015-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-02-15T12:15:30.100-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"knit fabric"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sewing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sewing pattern review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Tonic 2 Tee Sewing Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i100.photobucket.com\/albums\/m36\/shesgotthenotion\/Sewing%20Creations\/tonic1_zps6929da62.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Tonic 2 Long Sleeve Tee: free sewing pattern review | She's Got the Notion\"\/\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\nIf you have read my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.shesgotthenotion.com\/p\/about-me.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout Me\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E section, you know that I have done very little clothing sewing. I figure, however, that sewing two bridesmaids dresses must jump me ahead to advance beginner or intermediate in terms of garment making. I'm pretty experienced sewing woven fabrics too. Knits, however, are a whole different ballgame. No two seem alike either. I feel a bit like I'm playing fabric roulette whenever I sew with a new knit fabric. Some sew up perfectly the first time and others require so much fussing over.\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nLast spring, I sewed two tees using the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbccpatterns.com\/shop\/sb322-tonic-t-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETonic Tee\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E sewing pattern by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbccpatterns.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESBCC Patterns\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. It's free as a PDF download and I highly recommend it. The company specializes in petite sizing, and at 5'2\" I fall into that category. I decided I wanted to make the long sleeve version, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbccpatterns.com\/shop\/sb328-tonic-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETonic 2\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, because the original fit me so well. Fortunately, it is also a free PDF download. \n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"padding:8px;\"\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yVR79EIHaA\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\"\u003EDoing some sewing for myself. You can have too many basic tees! Thanks @sbccpatterns for the free pdf #sewing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003EA photo posted by Nicole D (@shesgotthenotion) on \u003Ctime style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-01-26T21:37:31+00:00\"\u003EJan 26, 2015 at 1:37pm PST\u003C\/time\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\nI had a few yards of red jersey knit in my fabric stash that I decided to use for this project. I had originally intended when I ordered the fabric to sew a dress. Unfortunately, the fabric was a bit too lightweight and clingy for that purpose. It was also very bright. This, however, is the risk of ordering fabric online. I figured it would be perfect for a tee because brightness of the red would be easy to tone down with dark jeans and a scarf or jacket.\n\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe softness and clingy-ness of the fabric that makes it great for a tee, however, made for a terrible time trying to lay out the fabric. I think the edges were cut badly, so I was having trouble folding it on grain along the selvedges. I then did what everyone else does when they run into problems: Google it. I found this tutorial from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sewaholic.net\/cutting-knit-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESewaholic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E that saved my tee from imminently being cut off grain. It took a bit of time to follow the grainline on the fabric and pin, but I probably spent less time doing that then I had spend unsuccessfully trying to lay out my fabric earlier.\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nSo now my fabric was cut and ready to go. I tested out needles, stitch length, and tension, on some scrap fabric. I found out that I needed to start sewing with a bit of white paper underneath, but after sewing the first few stitches the fabric sewed perfectly. So I was all ready to go.\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nI wish I could say it went perfectly after that, but it didn't. I definitely still need practice with knits. I had to unpick my stitches several times, which was a delicate process on this lightweight jersey. Some areas I should have unpicked, but I didn't think it was worth damaging my fabric over. My shoulder seams are a bit puckered (I should've lengthened the stitch length) and hems are a bit bunched (I should've used stay tape). Luckily, both the seams and the hem seem to have relaxed after washing the tee a couple times. \n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe only modification I made to the pattern was the length. I knew the Tonic 2 tee was longer than the original short sleeve Tonic tee, which hits at the top of my hip, but this was completely unflatteringly long. I think my fabric may have stretched out, though, and been partly to blame. I ended up cutting off two inches from the length before hemming.\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nI have mixed feelings about how this tee turned out. Part of me is still happy and super proud I sewed a tee (mostly) correctly. The other part is wondering if I can forget about the little mistakes while wearing it. I don't think anyone is going to look that closely, right?\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\nOverall, I would recommend this as a free pattern. The sewing instructions, however, leave a lot to be desired if you are a beginner. 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