Sunday 15 January 2017

Reindeer T shirt, Butterick 6258

My eldest son bought me the December copy of Dressmaker Magazine as a Christmas present this year. With it came the free pattern B6258 from Butterick.  Once I had finished all of the Christmas preparations and the house was full of food and opened presents I remembered this remnant that I bought earlier in the year and thought I had better use it before it was too late.



I made the size 12, which was nearest to my measurements, and I was really pleased with the result. This long sleeved top is so comfortable. I wore it over the Christmas holiday and am going to keep on wearing it at least until the end of January. I think that Rudolf’s red nose is quite inconspicuous and the design is rather Scandinavian, so not too obviously a Christmas top.


I have had my sewing machine for many years. It is a Husqvarna Viking 540 and has served me well. The other day I needed to take in the sleeves on a tee shirt for my 8 year old because they had stretched out of shape. I noticed in the machine hand book that there was an overlocking stitch which I had never tried. I was amazed to find that my machine had been capable of overlocking all this time and I didn’t know! This has been a revelation and just shows that you need to read the manual carefully no matter how long you have had your sewing machine or how often you use it. I have overlocked all of the seams for this top. I think the fabric is a stretch cotton jersey with 4 way stretch. The seams give with the fabric and they look so neat. 


I have finished the hems with a double row of stitching. I didn’t have a twin needle so I stitched two parallel rows and put in an order to Amazon to refresh my supplies. 



So here we are, my reindeer top!




6 comments:

  1. Love it, and no, it doesn't look too Christmassy.

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    1. Hi Jo
      Thank you for your positive comment. I wore this yesterday, I couldn't resist.

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  2. My niece made me some Scandi themed bunting at Christmas with reindeer and snowflake fabrics. Like the top - fun and very cheerful!

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    1. Thank you Jasu. I still love this fabric and I have some scraps left over so I might take up your suggestion and make some bunting next Christmas. The bunting I made this year was red, green and gold so blue and white would make a nice change

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