I made a few simple changes to the pattern. I did shorten it to my liking. We all have our preference for lengths. The yoke is pin tucked. Here is where there's opportunity for a lot of embellishment ideas. Gig's has Heirloom techniques. Beautiful!
The pattern has a hidden placket front for buttons. On the neckband, instead of making a buttonhole, I made covered snaps and sewed a covered button on top.
The sleeves are supposed have french cuffs, with buttonholes also. But again, I simply turned the cuff into position, and sewed on covered buttons.
The pattern has a hemline, curved up at the sides. Instead, I made 1" side seams,, straightened the hem, and made a slit.
I used Hong Kong finished seams and bound armholes. And here is the finish line.
I will make this again. It's a casual, comfortable garment for fall/winter. Oops--sorry!
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Wow! What a beautifully made tunic and the attention to detail is wonderful!!
Oh, wow! I love it!! The pin tucks are a fantastic detail, and your finishing is flawless. I am sure you will get a lot of wear out of this!
I love the color of your tunic. Fantastic finish!
Your tunic looks nice on you. That orange is a great color!
That's what I love - you both used the same pattern with wonderful results and totally different. Love that orange on you.
Love all your little touches and the color is fantastic!
It looks great and the color is perfect for you. The pintucks are a lovely detail.
Beautiful tunic! I especially like the pintucks and the sleeve cuff you created. Nice job!
Barb
You do such beautiful work.
Trudy
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Beautiful garment! Your details and finishes are fabulous!
Very pretty, what wonderful details.
Beautiful color and all your workmanship is impeccable.
Fabulous I love it and I love the color. Your workmanship is outstanding!
Gorgeous! I love the color, the pintucks, the covered buttons, all of it!
I love it too, the pintucks look perfect, great job and with this heat I won't complain that you mentioned winter, kinda looking forward to it myself.
Outstanding! The color, pintucks, every detail.
the details are so professional. The snaps are the perfect finish, and the pintucks are impeccable.
Your pintucks are gorgeous and the way you have changed the patternt to suit you is why we sew. Love the colour and it will be a fun tunic to wear.
That is cute!, and so professional looking too.
I.LOVE.IT.
Such professional work - beautiful job and it looks great!
Wonderful top and what beautiful work!
This is such a beautiful top and your work is impeccable!
It looks great! Orange is one of my favourite colours to wear. It's more flattering that you expect.
Beautiful! I love all of the special touches you added
Covered snaps? Yet another new thing you've introduced me to!
I love this "closes with a snap but has a fakeout button" trend.
Your pintucking is perfection!!
Love it Gwen! It looks great on you!
Linda T
Beautiful! Love the details you chose for this.
What beautiful details! Those pin tucks are to die for!
OH my goodness... this is gorgeous!!
Wonderful tunic. Now I want to make pintucks, on a bib front. It looks terrific.
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