Scrub-A-Dub-Dub

Finally done! (Click on the pics for bigger versions.) These are all from Kwik Sew 3201, a plus-sized scrubs pattern I used for the first time on these. They're huge on my dressform because my sister is taller and plus-ier than me. I hope they fit. I did make a full-bust adjustment and sewed the dart, because she's bustier than me too (hard to believe!).


There's no way I could ever be a real assembly-line sewer. Making 3 of these at the same time drove me nuts. And these are easy. I lost all desire to be creative and instead I just wanted them DONE. So, no sparklies or fancy stitching. But I think the fabrics are busy enough anyway.

Oh wait. I take that back. I did get "creative" (term used very loosely here). For two of them, I sewed the back facing on so it faced outward. I'm going to do this from now on because what's the point of using pretty fabrics if they don't show? I also used the contrast on the blue version to edge the sleeves instead of fold-up hems, and I edged the pockets on the orange top. The greenish top is just plain-jane, sewn as per the pattern.


None of the pockets match up with the print below because I didn't get enough fabric to fussy cut them. The only one that was going to look particularly odd was the orange top, which is why I banded the pocket tops … gotta make it look like it was planned, y'know! But I did line up the general colors of the striping effect so unless you're looking (and I know you are now), they look like they match up. The other prints are busy enough that the pockets blend right in.

The last thing (well, actually one of the first things) was to cut the orange fabric cross-grain so that the striping effect runs vertical instead of horizontal. I'm glad I caught that optical effect before cutting.

I'll be dropping these at the PO on our way out to dinner. Whew!