After seeing so many cute renditions of McCalls 7543, I could not let another summer day pass without sewing my own.
An off-the-shoulder top with gathered shoulders and elastic pulled tight across the chest and back gives the appearance of nice clean lines, which I wear better than a full gather.
The nice tight pull across the chest also prevents gaping.
After finishing the experimental embroidered denim jacket I was ready to embroider for real ;) The printed fabric from EmmaOneSock is a lightweight linen with a nice background for an embroidery design.
I settled on a floral motif the Pfaff Embroidery book...