Since I had such good luck with Farbenmix pattern Quiara (you'll see this in a later post), I decided to pull out another Farbenmix shirt - Zoe. Zoe is a raglan sleeve knit shirt with as many possibilities as Quiara.
For Zoe, I knew I wanted to use this knit owl fabric that I got from the Fabric Fairy eons ago. I decided to pair it up with a striped knit from the infamous Wally World clear out. I decided that it needed a little extra something, so I grabbed a floral from the same Wally World sale and used it for the collar. I followed the instructions to the letter (I grabbed the tutorial from the web site and followed the instructions to the letter. As you can see, the neck band is a little loose, so I'm going to subtract the seam allowance the next time I made this shirt (and believe me, there will be a next time). The pattern states that it has a generous fit, so I made a US 11 for a child that wears a 10/12, so she should be able to wear it for a while.
I have to say that when I finished the shirt, I felt that it lacked something. For one, it just looked a little to "blah" to me. So, rather than scrap it, I looked around the sewing room and found this poodle applique. Bingo! I just sewed it to the front and "instant whimsy".
I have to say that I love Farbenmix patterns. Like I said, the possibilities are endless and the patterns are well drafted. I don't even mind the tracing. Looks like I'll be sticking with Independent and European patterns for the kid's tween years since the Big 4 offer next to nothing. I think she's really going to like this. And, if not, at least she's polite enough to pretend and that's good enough for me. I'll definitely be revisiting this pattern in the future.
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