My Liberty Kate
November 17, 2015
When we released our Kate Top pattern a fortnight ago, my first thought was to sew it up in basic black linen. But then why would I do that when I can sew it up in THIS…
And so I did. This gorgeous Liberty print is Deborah Purple and was perfect for the simple lines and style of Kate.
I made up the scoop neck (View A) and went with the exposed binding. As we mentioned in this post, you can go with an inside binding if you prefer as well.
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Gorgeous Lisa! Do you think Kate would work sans bust darts? I would remove them correctly of course – just don't want to break up the print on my fabric!!
Hi Rachel. If you close the dart you'll need to release it elsewhere which will alter the shape so we wouldn't recommend it. Take a look at the version we made up in 'Fence Jumping' and you'll see that the darts aren't even that obvious
Thanks Colette. The tute I saw had a solution for that created space, but I think I'll forge ahead with the dart. The shaping will be good. Thanks again!
Nice!