Pieced Julia

There isn't much that is more satisfying than sewing yourself a quick shirt. The Julia from Compagnie M is a perfect pattern for such quick satisfaction. I do have a small personal issue with this pattern though. Due to the big pattern piece (and therefore very quick sew) you need 1.25 meter of fabric.

Every time I have sewn this pattern I find myself battling that fabric requirement. Re-positioning my pattern piece over and over again because I still have not given up cutting the sweater from one meter of main fabric. This urge is created by the abundance of one meter coupons in my closet.

This time I almost lost the battle. I had made a strategy and started cutting but around the end I realized that I cut two right front arms! I suppose you can imagine my despair. The original plan was to have one diagonal wide petrol line on the front, but that was not going to work out now.  Did I just ruin the whole plan, how could I ever solve it?

Then the Fold collection from Made it designs came to mind and I decided to "cut" my losses and just go with it. I pieced a correct front left side together by adding another piece of petrol and just sewed it up. Although I feel my other solution for using one meter is better, I do not think it is a total loss. I am a brave person anyway, so I will wear it confidently outside.

The main bird fabric is from Lillestoff and I bought it "long" ago from Joyfits. The petrol fabric is also from Lillestoff, but it is not an organic one. I bought it directly from Lillestoff at an dazling 4 euro per meter (that first Julia also contained this fabric). The petrol fabric is thinner than the jersey I usually use, so my usually lucky guess for the neckline piece didn't work out. The neckline is a bit wrinkled now, but I think it will become better after washing it a few times.

I love to hear what you think of my creations. Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian).