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Made by a Fabricista: Rio Ringer T Shirts

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How have you all been doing? Has life felt normal during these always changing times or has your world been turned upside down? I feel like I vacillate between those two extremes. One minute at home I feel like we are doing life like we always do, but then the next minute I feel like I am living in a strange world. I hope you are doing well!


I ordered quite a bit of fabric from Fabric Mart (probably because I have had quite a bit of free time at home) and sewed a new pattern, which is always fun! This is the Rio Ringer T Shirt pattern from Kelli over at True Bias. I'm in this fun stage of sewing where I find a pattern that I like for myself, and 9 times out of ten, my fifteen year old wants me to sew one for her also!



It's also a fun stage where photos with her are a blast! Somehow we started flexing our muscles, which led to a little boxing match...no injuries occurred! Just a huge laughing fest!


For these Rio Ringer T Shirts, I found some lyocell tissue jersey on the Fabric Mart website (sorry it's sold out!), and paired them with some leftover rib knit fabric I had from these tank tops. For my shirt, I sized up to a size ten (my measurements put me in an 8, but I was worried about it being too tight). For my girl, I sewed a size 4 (that's where her measurements placed her). I absolutely love how all four of our new shirts turned out! Kelli sells this pattern for women and children, and they come with a dress version too!


I also ordered a little bit of canvas from Fabric Mart so I could sew another Poolside Tote. The last one I sewed, I ended up gifting to a friend, which left me itching to sew another one for me! I need to do a little seam unpicking...these photos drive me nuts. I forgot to clip the curved seams, so they are puckering and not lying flat. That's my fault, not the pattern's fault!


Here's a quick recap of my sewing projects:

T Shirts
Pattern: Rio Ringer T Shirt
Fabric: Lyocell Tissue Jersey and Rib Knit binding
Sizes: I sewed a size 10 for myself (that's sized up one size from my measurements for a looser fit) and size 4 for my daughter (exactly where her measurements put her)
Changes: none

Bag
Pattern: Poolside Tote
Fabric: Canvas from Fabric Mart

I hope you are all doing well and are finding time to do something you love!



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  1. JessicaJune 27, 2020 at 12:31 PM

    Oh my goodness, your daughter is the spitting image of you! And you look more like her older sister than her mother, what’s up with that? Lol. Love the photos and the tees!

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