Ariadne Tunic

This is the Ariadne Tunic pattern from Tanit-Isis Sews at tanitisis.com. It's the first pattern I have made from this site, but it will not be the last. The things that drew me to this pattern were the fluttery sleeves, gathered neckline, and the fitted waistband. I hesitated a bit because the shirt had the potential to make me look pregnant or to be too short in the torso, but the finished pics online didn't show either of these and my finished shirt turned out fault-free. I made a size medium and it fits perfectly.
The fabric is the last of the gray and white knit that I have used before on a long sleeve shirt. I did want to be particular about matching stripes on the side seams, so layout took a fair amount of time before cutting.

Get those stripes straightened out

Accuracy is improving when I'm taping pdf patterns together

The pattern instructions call for 1/4" seam allowances and I ended up finishing them with the serger.

Serged seams

I reinforced the shoulder seam and left part of the seam strip showing as accent on the shoulder.

Shoulder seam

Gathered neckline

The neckline on this shirt is gathered. It took awhile to accurately pin the gathers for this neckline, but I'm very please with how it turned out.

Keyhole finished with bias tape and edgestitching

There is a keyhole opening on the back and it had the option to finish it with a button closure, but I just sewed the opening closed. The last step was to add the bottom band.

From the gathered neckband at the top to fitted waistband at the bottom, this shirt fits in all the right places

Isn't that keyhole on the back fantastic?  I finished mine with white bias tape.

Fluttery sleeves, I left mine without a hem.  And you can't see it, but the stripes line up on the side seams.

The scooped neckline doesn't hang loose or expose anything.

I think the chickens are admiring my snazzy gardening shirt.

Camouflage Tanktop

Camouflage Tanktop

This fabric was leftover from a shirt that my mom made. There was really only one way to layout the pattern pieces to fit on the scrap, so no attempt was make to match the pattern on side or shoulder seams. I decided to use the selvage for the bottom hem. The pattern is a basic one that I have been consistently adapting with the hope that it may eventually be a TNT pattern. There was not enough fabric to do the full length of my pattern, you can see that the fabric stops about an inch or so short of the bottom of the pattern.

Cutting out the front

The back and front are a little bit different in length. The back is a tad longer and I debated how to finished the side seams. I ended up not worrying about the length discrepancy and left it as a design feature. The neckline and arm holes were finished with gray knit.

Finishing the neckline

Edgestitching on the neckline looks great and will be added to armhole

I really like the crisp finished look of the edgestitching. Using the #5 foot, I added edge stitching to the neckline and armholes. The foot did get hung trying to go over the shoulder seams, but I was able to lift the pressure foot a bit and guide it along for a few stitches before releasing the foot and letting it carry on.

Edgestitching

Trimming inside the armhole

This project went together fairly quickly and it is so comfy that I'm sure it will see regular wear.  It's quite versatile and can be worn by itself this summer then with a long-sleeve layer as it gets colder in the fall.

Those flowers are looking a bit spent, but my shirt goes well with their red

Next time position the camera higher up for more cool shirt and less backside

Gray on neckline and armholes coordinates perfectly

Front and back are different lengths, both with selvage hem