Pattern: Itch to Stitch Vienna Tank

It’s fall in New England, but currently it still feels like summer. Since I didn’t have much time for my blog this summer, I thought I would take the opportunity on this hot sunny day in September to write about some of the summer projects I worked on.

I’m extremely proud of this tank top, which uses the Vienna Tank pattern from Itch to Stitch. This pattern was intriguing to me because it uses both knit fabric and woven fabric and I had just the knit that I wanted to use. I found this great wiener dog fabric at Fabric Place Basement in Natick, MA and I thought it would make a cute animal-themed top. I found some soft black cotton for the yoke and ruffle to complete the garment.

This pattern required knit interfacing to stabilize the arm holes, as well as some stay tape for the pleat down the middle. I knew the interfacing would work well since I had successfully used this technique when sewing up another tank I had made.

No crazy twin needles this time, and that was okay by me. I just used a zig zag stitching on the hems. The knit was pretty stable and not too stretchy, so it worked really well with the woven back.

This tank got a lot of use throughout the spring and summer. I got to first break it out this past May when I was living in Gloucester for the month. The fabric is a bit on the thicker side, so its actually great in-between seasons and not especially great for the dog days of summer!

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So hopefully more to come on these other summer projects as I wrap up the season. I feel like my summer sewing was extended with this crazy warm weather that we still keep having up north. Hoodie season is around the corner I’m sure, but for now I am enjoying my exposed shoulders in the sun.