Scrap Busting Remy Raglan

I was inspired to make a scrap top after seeing Blogless Anna’s ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ Remy Raglan.

It was a detour away from my, now long-standing, goal of sewing up fabric I have bought, but I couldn’t resist. Plus in January we are going to be in Melbourne, and anticipate it will be hot, very hot, so loose fitting linen had appeal.

I consulted an expert fabric friend about my options, and narrowed it down to four pieces. Similar weights and something in common in terms of colour and pattern.

I was a little uncertain about how to put these together, and settled on the pattern for the sleeves, mainly as there was not a lot of this. In fact I ended up with a centre seam on one seam. While I was feeling quite pleased with this I realised I had cut two identical sleeves instead of a pair!

Unusually for me, I did not cut the whole garmet out to start. Instead I made the sleeves and the front first before settling on the final choice for the back.

My decision was the blue, I can’t resist mixing colour. But, I slept on it, and, here’s a confession, in the early hours of the morning I thought about Sarai Mitnik’s rule of three. This is a gem of advice from the Seamwork founder, helping sewers  to create and wear garments. What three outfits can you create with the garment you are about to make?

So I pared it back, using the same green brushed cotton for the back as well as the front.

The result is safer, I still like the colour contrast which Anna put together so well. But I hope it will mix and match with more pieces in my wardrobe.

This is a loose fitting top and I trimmed 15mm from the side seams. I made S 12. Turns out the sleeves worked OK with a little trimming too.