C @ Oh, She Dabbles

One Week, One Pattern

One of the things I love about the online sewing community is the plethora of creative challenges. When I heard about One Week One Pattern, the brainchild of Handmade Jane, I knew I wanted to try it out. Sort of like the 30 for 30 challenge I did back before I started sewing, I felt like this would give me the opportunity to play with styling pieces from my current handmade wardrobe. I initially planned to use my five million Scout Tees but last week it was just too darn hot for sleeves, so I decided my three Wiksten tanks would have to cut it. Plus, I thought it would be a great way to blog these makes as they didn’t really necessitate their own posts, although the invisible pocket on the triangle one might deserve it’s own post!!. If you follow on Instagram (@shedabbles) you’ve seen the outfits, so let’s start with the shirts themselves.

Wiksten Tank #1:

Wiksten Tank #2:

Wiksten Tank #3:

Tank Details:

Pattern: Wiksten Tank (why oh why did it take me so long to start making these??? I am obsessed with this pattern!)

Size: Small

Fabric: Wiksten 1: Double Gauze and silk bias binding from Grey’s Fabric, Wiksten 2: Triangle Knit from Girl Charlee; Wiksten 3: White cotton knit from Girl Charlee

Alterations/Changes: None for the woven tank! For the knit ones, I just folded the armholes under and stitched instead of binding. For the neck binding on the knit tanks, I doubled the width of the given pattern piece and shortened it by 2 inches. I folded it in half, serged it to the neckline, and stitched it down with a twin needle.

And now, the outfits! Seven days in a row with only three shirts was a bit of a challenge but it was fun to remix these super versatile tanks!

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