All of my cardigans are jersey/stretch material and as I am nowhere near being able to tackle these fabrics on my sewing machine I never considered making one.
I recently took a trip to Walthamstow just to 'browse' the fabrics not to buy of course. I then returned home with this bundle :)
I loved the grey floral fabric. I brought 2 meters for £1.65 per meter! Amazing price huh!
I was flicking through Pinterest after my shopping trip looking for some inspiration for what to do with my new fabric, when I stumbled across a simple Kimono pattern.
The tutorial was on the Elle Apparell blog found here.
The tutorial was well illustrated and looked straight forward so I thought I would give it a go.
The blogger used a gorgeous silk material for her kimono which hangs beautifully. My material was a poly cotton and didn't hang as well.
The pattern pieces are cut based on your own measurements which is explained clearly. The neck and hem are cut curved free hand. I was nervous when cutting but it came out ok.
The author uses a rolled foot hem to finish her edges but I just turned up a narrow hem and machine hemmed.
What do you think of the finished product??
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