KCW Day 1 :: Swingin’ Satya Top

This Kid’s Clothes Week sort of snuck up on me – were you better prepared?  I’ve been up to my eyeballs with pattern preparations – two of my own and working on contract jobs for other brands at the same time. From that desire, a Swingin’ Satya Top was created!

When I’ve been immersed in patterns I do love when I can break free and do a little fun sewing that’s not part of any project checklist.  This little top most certainly fit into the premise of Kids Clothes Week of sewing an hour a day for a week.  From cutting to final press was just a bit over an hour with some meal prep and Netflix in the midst to keep the girls happy.

This is a simple hack of the bodice of my Satya Romper.  I pulled out the bodice pieces, used my French curve and a straight ruler and simply extended the sides at an angle and the hem in a nice sweeping curve.

I had a nice fat half of this Bloome Copenhagen Chevron Triangle organic cotton knit from Emrose Fabrics.    This is currently available as retail in the shop.

You’ll hopefully be seeing a little stream of projects featuring fabrics stocked by Emrose Fabrics since I signed on as a brand representative.  That means Jennifer sends a little fabric love once a month or so, maybe even strikeoffs.  I was already a customer since she stocks a great selection of Euro and custom knits, so I was more than happy to jump over to becoming a brand rep.  Join the Emrose Fabrics Chat group on Facebook to see what’s being stocked and ordered.

I was trying to decide what to make with the fabric for which I had no coordinating rib or cotton Lycra to make bands for necklines or cuffs.  Then I realized I had this lingerie elastic in my stash from years ago that matched really well.  So a Swingin’ Satya it would become!  The elastic is a little narrower than the 5/8″ wide FOE or decorative elastic called for in the Satya Romper, but I just sewed the openings a little smaller.

I carried the elastic trim to the hem, which hopefully will give it a little weight and help with any curling that sometimes happens.  I used 1/4″ Steam-a-Seam Light to help get a nice even hem and sewed the trim onto the backside as I hemmed with a triple stretch stitch.  My twin needle and I haven’t been getting along well lately and I was going for hassle free sewing today.

I used the facings from the pattern as is with some scrap white knit I had on hand.

Photo shoots at the playground are always a hit with the promise of playtime after quick photos.  This rolling slide is a lot of fun, even for side-by-side sliding!

Outfit Details:
Pattern: Satya Romper bodice modified to a swing top
Fabric: Bloome Copenhagen Chevron Triangle organic cotton knit