I've been seeing reviews and blogs raving about the infamous Collette Patterns Sorbetto top for ages. I really couldn't see what the fuss was about. It's a simple tank, with bias tape on the neckline and armholes, and a pleat down the front. Yawn. After several months of yawns from me, I realized that the pattern was FREE! Well that changes things doesn't it? Free and downloadable means that I could make a Sorbetto myself and see what the fuss was about.
I took a trip out to one of my most consistent fabric shops on Wednesday to get fabric for Halloween costumes. It was about 30 minutes closer than my other favorite shop where I knew I would find Cinderella blue satin. While I was there, I checked out the pile (literally a pile on the floor) of end pieces of fabrics. I found some pink tie dyed cotton with 'bleached' white flowers. I initially thought I could use it for something for the girls...but...hee hee hee. It was destined for me! There was plenty of fabric (about 1.4m) for something silly like 132 Rupees ($2.70 at today's exchange rate), so a Sorbetto it would become!
I traced off a size 8 and did a 'tissue fit' and realized that the straps seemed a little short, and the bust dart was too long. So I shortened the bust dart by 1", which is a pretty normal occurrence for me. Just to be safe, I added length to the straps figuring it would better to be safe than short. I also did a swayback adjustment.
I initially did an inverted pleat on the front thinking that I wouldn't like it the way it was designed. But once I tried it on, I realized that the hem became very blousey and not flattering. So out came the seam ripper and the inverted pleat popped back out. I adjusted the shoulders quite a bit. While trying it on, I had a bit of a duh moment when I realized that my shoulders slope differently. My right shoulder is higher and less sloping than my left. I actually already knew this after a visit to a physiotherapist, but it never occurred to me to translate that knowledge to my sewing. I made my own bias tape with matching fabric. I figured that using white bias tape would draw too much attention away from the funky print.
Anyhoo...long story short...the Sorbetto was a piece of cake. So the Simple Sorbetto=a Winner!
I took a trip out to one of my most consistent fabric shops on Wednesday to get fabric for Halloween costumes. It was about 30 minutes closer than my other favorite shop where I knew I would find Cinderella blue satin. While I was there, I checked out the pile (literally a pile on the floor) of end pieces of fabrics. I found some pink tie dyed cotton with 'bleached' white flowers. I initially thought I could use it for something for the girls...but...hee hee hee. It was destined for me! There was plenty of fabric (about 1.4m) for something silly like 132 Rupees ($2.70 at today's exchange rate), so a Sorbetto it would become!
I traced off a size 8 and did a 'tissue fit' and realized that the straps seemed a little short, and the bust dart was too long. So I shortened the bust dart by 1", which is a pretty normal occurrence for me. Just to be safe, I added length to the straps figuring it would better to be safe than short. I also did a swayback adjustment.
I initially did an inverted pleat on the front thinking that I wouldn't like it the way it was designed. But once I tried it on, I realized that the hem became very blousey and not flattering. So out came the seam ripper and the inverted pleat popped back out. I adjusted the shoulders quite a bit. While trying it on, I had a bit of a duh moment when I realized that my shoulders slope differently. My right shoulder is higher and less sloping than my left. I actually already knew this after a visit to a physiotherapist, but it never occurred to me to translate that knowledge to my sewing. I made my own bias tape with matching fabric. I figured that using white bias tape would draw too much attention away from the funky print.
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| Forgive the squinting, I chose to shoot in the sun rather than use a flash |
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| Back view, note the nicely fitting shoulders |
Anyhoo...long story short...the Sorbetto was a piece of cake. So the Simple Sorbetto=a Winner!
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