First New Outfit Done

Another nice summer outfit. Easy to wear, comfortable, and nicer than a plain tee and jeans. The skirt fabric is a stretch poplin from Fabric.com last year (or maybe the year before). The skirt is just pinned onto the dressform so it's hanging a little funky. The fabric for the twist top is also a Fabric.com purchase from last summer. It's got a puckered rib texture which you can see better in the photo below.



I made another of this same top from the same fabric in a different color last year. The fabric was labeled as polyester but I think it's more nylon than poly. It's very comfortable to wear, even on our hottest and most humid days. I still wear this one a lot, so I knew I'd wear another one in a different color. I left the rosette off this lavendar version, but I made another tie which can be tied on as seen or left off. The top is not too low-cut for me to wear with only my bra underneath because after I made the turquoise version, I adjusted the pattern for a higher neckline.



This makes #3 for both patterns. I love those TNTs for instant gratification. I'm not sewing as fast as I was cutting yesterday so it's not quite "instant," but I am making progress. The jury is still out on the second skirt. I did make a muslin last night of the Simplicity pattern. It fits and I like it, but my fabric isn't wide enough for the bias skirt panels. Oops.