Today our guest sewist Carolina is sharing her version of the adorable Lucy Tunic by Shwin!
Hello! I’m Carolina from the blog DottedWhale.
I had the opportunity to sew The Lucy Tunic by Shwin Designs for “Sew & Tell Series” from the blog Go To Sew. Yey!
The fabric I chose for the crossover tunic is my favorite, denim. I had this navy blue denim saved for a long time in my stash.
I cut the lining bigger than the denim, just a little. The lining fabric sneaks and adds color to the denim.
I wanted to make a reversible tunic but the hot pink and navy blue fabric works better for the lining than outer fabric. I bought both fabrics in my local store.
I used kam snaps instead buttons because I’m a kam snaps addict and my machine didn’t want to sew button holes. I put pockets but this little girl is not interested in them.
I had no problems assembling the pattern with only 6 pages!! The instructions have big pictures and they are written with a large font for those who can’t read tiny letters, haha.
The Lucy Tunic is easy to sew. Attaching the sleeves was a little tricky since I chose a little size. I sewed them slow and with a lots of pins.
I chose a size 2 for my daughter (19 months). Looks a little big for her but I like bigger because here is cold (Calgary, AB, Canada), and she will wear it with a lot of layers under.
She likes it. She wants to wear it everyday, always a good sign.
I’m grateful to Andrea and collaborators. Thank you so much!!!
@dottedwhale