I decided to face my fear of sewing stretch knit fabric and make a Lydia top. I scouped out the neck a little and trimmed it with satin bias instead of using a facing.
Retro print jersey.
Burdastyle
Everyone who has made Lydia and inspired me.
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May 8, 2009, 04.47 AMby EmilyKate
You look great in this! Lydia for some reason was not a great fit for me, couldn’t get it to work! The neckline looks really good on you. Lovely fabric too :o)
Apr 25, 2008, 04.57 AMby FinnBeginner
aww, so cute <3<33<3
Apr 7, 2008, 03.16 AMby LYBU
Looks great. I love this colours
Apr 6, 2008, 05.47 PMby olar
Great lydia!
Apr 6, 2008, 03.38 AMby Polychromatin
What a super-cool fabric! And the top turned out really nice :)