Athina the Third
Athina the first and second were both such a success that I knew there would have to be a third!
When I saw this crinkle large yarn-dyed check at The Cloth Shop my mind instantly paired it with the free Tessuti Athina top pattern. Except I left my run a little too late and when I popped in to buy the fabric, they were out of stock! I was left champing at the bit while I waited for another roll to appear. Then I was back in the shop quick smart!
This top ticks so many boxes for me. It’s simple. It’s a yarn dyed check. It’s linen. And the green! What a fabulous green! I sewed size Medium again, with the sleeves at pattern length so that I could roll up a decent width cuff. I did remember to do a half inch forward shoulder alteration to the pattern pieces before I did any cutting out – something that I need to remember to do more often.
This is very easy to sew and to wear. Of course, it crinkles – it’s linen! But I know that I will wear this for years and years and years to come.
The neckline is finished with a bias cut strip, attached and secured like a facing. I tucked in a label too for fast identification of the back. Have I mentioned that I love this top?
Anna loves this fabric too – you can see a terrific dress that she sewed from it recently on her blog.
Lovely! I’ve had this pattern a while and managed not to use it at all. But I realise, after #SewMySize on IG that we’re similarly sized, I might just have to dig it out and make one. I love your green linen though, gorgeous colours on you.
It is great!!
beautiful!
Fabulous! I have severe fabric envy right now, this ticks all those boxes for me as well. The green is fantastic.
Linen, green and checks ticks many boxes for me too. Looks lovely.
Do you know of a good tutorial for forward shoulder adjustment ? I’ve learned I need to do this with Ottobre patterns.
Perfection!
Perfect.
Beautiful top, well done!
We have similar coloring and I wear a lot of green.
You look great in this.
You do wonderfully with this, and it looks terrific on you! I want to make one using the “Forrester” plaid linen at Blackbird Fabric (in Vancouver). I have the fabric and can not decide which is the dominant color stripe to go into the center. Can I ask your opinion? No pressure…but I could use an experienced eye on this one. Thank you in advance.
Hi there Joisinette, you’ve picked a lovely fabric! It’s not a symmetrical plaid, and looking at it on the computer the white stripe appears dominant to me. But it really is whatever you fancy! I am sure that your top will look fabulous no matter which colour you choose in the centre. Happy sewing!