Cabarita Love

Psst, isn't all this green beautiful! We actually had rain this spring!!!

I think this is one of my favorite shirts ever. I love the colors, the stripes and the pattern only plays up those wonderful features.

Back or alternate front. I was worried about the V being too low in the front but it is not.

In case you don't know what you are looking at this is one of Cake Pattern's latest riff releases. These come with only the basic instructions and no pictures and are marketed more toward the confident seamster than a sewing beginner. The directions were very easy to follow and tracing your size gives you a good fit first try.
The only part I was surprised by was the collar. Never mind that it's been marketed as a tshirt with a collar, I thought it was a yoke piece or something. No. It is a collar.

See. Collar. Not attached to the shirt. Unless you wear it
backwards then it turns into a mini superhero cape!

I sewed it so the seam allowance sits on the right side of the shirt under the collar which is the incorrect thing to do because then you have little bits of serged/sewn seams sticking out at your front shoulders which isn't too professional looking. Next time, gasp, I'll follow the directions and leave the seam on the inside. If you've done understitching at all it really isn't difficult to sew it the way it is written.

Even with its' tiny flaws I love it so much and the hardest part is trying to decide which way to wear it. This is also a stashbust from November for me so I'm very pleased to have this lovely fabric off the floor and in my drawer. Except it's spent most of its time being worn or on the floor waiting to be worn the next morning so......

Happy Stripes to All and to all a good sewing experience.

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