Summer's Style Studio

  I seriously cleaned out my closet recently and am now in the process of quickly restocking.  I'm in a pants phase and have already sewn enough wide legged and straight legged pants. With that done, I'm concentrating on sewing tops in styles that I really like.  I created a style board so I wouldn't waste time deciding on what to sew. It's working because I have been going from one projects straight into the next. I might even finish the board before the end of the month. Fingers crossed, anyway. Here are the 3 tops I've finished so far: 10/10/2024, Simplicity 3684. I drafted and added the ruffles:     10/13/24 - my buffalo plaid top for this year is not the standard loose fitting button down or barn jacket design. Because I used a knit, I decided to make a surplice top. I used OOP Butterick 3344, a TNT for me, and added the flared ruffle from New Look 6560:           On 10/14/24, I finished Vogue 2980, a Sandra Betzina design. I shorte...