I am loving
McCall's 6796. Maybe a little too much. I rarely repeat a pattern but this time I had to. The pattern has such style and is such a quick easy sew, who can resist?
For this first version I followed the advice of several reviewers on Pattern Review and did a few little things differently. I stabilized the shoulder seams as the directions do skip this. I also ran the cowl up on the serger in one pass then understitched. The sleeves were put in flat then the sides sewn up. Since it's a slick ITY knit (from Fabric.com years ago) , I used Sandra Betzina's tip of Steam a Seam on the hems to keep them from tunneling, I found that it ran long so I belt it like a tunic.
For the second top, I used a great sweater knit I found at a local shop, Lets Sew.
I didn't want another tunic, so I shortened the length for this one. I also lengthened the sleeves to a full long sleeve. The pattern shows them as bracelet length and it just ended up full length on the tunic. I also didn't need to use the Steam a Seam on this sweater, it just sewed up like a charm.
So if you're looking for a quick easy sew, with nice impact this is your ticket. Happy sewing all.
