Eileen—Success!

I’m excited to show you the Eileen I just finished. I bought some of the Kaufman Sophia washed lawn online at a store called Gather Here. I decided on black and dark brown—not too exciting but something I should wear a lot. I’m looking forward to wearing this with black leggings and sandals now and adding a thin black turtleneck and boots in the fall. I tried this in too-stiff cotton several weeks ago and it was a mess. The biggest change I made for this garment was getting the right fabric. This lawn is so light and drape-y. It’s just exquisite fabric and apparently not too easy to find in the more popular colors. I love this soft floaty tunic so much I will make another if I can get this fabric in the colors I want someday. The other change I made was to use the small sized bodice instead of my usual medium and I took a few tucks, front and back, in the bodice as well. It is still VERY wide, but this floaty fabric just works! It looks long, but on me it’s the perfect length to wear with leggings. Love this!