Not Your Standard Pajama Robe

With Friday's torrential rain, flash flooding and numerous streets closed off due to flooding, my plan was to just relax this weekend and sew a dress for work.  There was still residual raining on and off Saturday and proceeded with my plan to sew a dress, after partially completing the dress my thoughts drifted back to not really having weekend gear.  Yes, I have jeans and numerous tops, but not something that would add some ump to my weekend wardrobe.

I ventured down to my fabric room and sifted through my newly organized pattern stash and  New Look 6126 whispered I am the chosen one....lol.

Pattern Description:  From Project Runway, Misses Kimono style cover up with drawstring or wrap & tie belt.

Luckily I'd just went on a fabric binge during my birthday weekend and had the perfect fabric, which I'd washed and had piled on top of my crafting table waiting to be schlepped to the basement, but... umm never made it there.   I chose Version A.

I love tank tops/camisoles, wear them constantly, perfect for pairing under a suit or wrap dresses or drape neck tops.

Fabric Used: Sheer border print.

The pattern instructions were beyond easy and went together effortlessly... there are only 3 pieces.  Actually I only used 2 pieces, opting out of the casing strip.

Followed the instructions by attaching the fronts and back at the shoulder seams (double serged), pressed up a narrow hem with steam-a-seam along the raw edges and neckline, as well as hemline and sleeve hem, folded again and final stitched.

Continuing on, the pattern instructs to make a casing for the drawstring, but I decided that was a tragedy waiting to happen.  The fabric is tissue weight sheer and just couldn't wrap my mind around making the casing.  I pulled out 1/4" clear elastic instead with the plan that I wanted several rows of stitching. I didn't have any problems with the fabric shifting during cutting, but trying to sew the elastic along the marked lines was a super slippery slope.

Since the drawstring was not an option, I used sew -on snaps for closures.

End result not your standard pajama robe...

I although I love tank tops, I am not comfortable wearing them without covering my shoulders.  This kimono is perfect as a light cover up.

Wait a minute.... was that dog poop I just spotted... uggh

ok... what was that... now the birds want to frolic in the tree above me...

Now the dogs want to play dayuummm games...

You know what ... cut... no more pics... between the birds and the dogs... I've had enough... cut I said 

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