Seafarer and Skipper tops: take two

Ever since I made my first Seafarer top I have been wanting to make another one. There is nothing wrong with the first top as such, however the fabric I used just did not feel right. It did not drape nicely, it made the top look too 'homemade'. I wore it a few times last Autumn but have not reached for it since then.

A few weeks ago I finally did it. I pulled out the Seafarer top pattern and cut into gorgeous Art Gallery knit I got from House of Cloth. This is a visual definition of success :)

OK it was not a success to start with. I expected my body to behave the same way it did five years ago after I had my big girl. Back then my bust measurement remained the same until R stopped breastfeeding. So this time I measured myself, cut out size M which seemed a better fit at the time, but did not sew the top until a few weeks later. By then my milk supply settled, but I did not think to re-measure myself before I sewed the top... Yep, my new top ended up too big. Oops! Thankfully this is such a simple pattern so it did not take long to fix my mistake. I narrowed the top section to size S.

My sweetest husband was a designated photographer so I thought I would use the opportunity and get a few photos with my girlies. R decided our dog Happy had to be in the photo as well :) Baby L looks a little worried about the craziness levels of our family, but something is telling me she will fit in just right ;)

At about the same time I was sewing my top I went to Spotlight and saw white knit fabric with golden stripes. The fabric did not have much stretch or recovery and felt stiff, but I thought I would buy just enough to make a new Skipper top for my big girlie. Purely for fun. You can see the first Skipper top I made her here.

R was very excited about this project at first. She picked fabric and decided on the shape of the pocket. However when I showed a nearly finished tee shirt to R she declared she did not like it anymore because she wanted a large pocket right in the middle of the tee. Guh!!

Here is a pocket that broke the deal. I think it is super cute. But my girl disagrees.

Despite my daughter's disapproval I finished the tee shirt anyway. I hemmed the sleeves but not the bottom of the tee as I was worried it would end up looking too bulky due to the stiffness of fabric. Stiffness... Is there such a word?

Here is my little trickster hiding a naughty pocket. She is also wearing Clover shorts I made for her last year.

R never reached for the golden tee shirt since the photo-shoot. Oh well. I love mine and wear it very often.