Sonia Estep Designs Lucy Tank

I have had the hardest time blogging. I have no problem getting things sewn and photographed. But here lately I just can't seem to get motivated to blog about my makes. I'll blame it on mask making. At least that sounds like a good excuse right now. The following project was one I started planning on February 29, 2020 when I ordered this Corpse Lily Design by B0rwear on My Fabrics Designs. 

Needless to say, I bought this fabric before we were in full Pandemic mode. When the Pandemic started my head was filled with visions of all this free time to work on all kinds of projects now that I was working from home 5 days a week. No commute surely meant that I'd have and extra hour or 2 each day to go to my craft room and sew or do something creative. Little did I know all that free time would be spent sewing masks!

Summer comes along and I see my Facebook and Instagram feeds filled with lovely versions of the Sonia Estep Designs Lucy. I had never used a pattern from Sonia Estep Designs before, but the Lucy looked like the perfect summer top and I immediately knew I needed to make one with my Corpse Lily fabric. 

I bought the pattern on August 1. I finally printed the pattern and cut into my fabric on August 30, and sewed it up Labor Day weekend, and got photos the following weekend. Now a month later, here is the blog post. I guess being 30 days behind schedule isn't too bad. 

My Lucy  is made with a Polyester Slub Jersey. This is one of my favorite fabric bases from My Fabrics Designs. It is nice and light weight with a great drape. It holds its shape well with only horizontal stretch. The colors also stay true and vivid even after years of wear. 

My Fabrics Designss allows you to scale the print to the size that you want. I love this feature and often use it. In this case, I did not scaling as I wanted the flowers to be large! The Corpse Lily depicted is 

Rafflesia arnoldii and they can grow to be as big as a meter in diameter. 

I'm thankful that the weather in Texas is fairly mild. It has been warm enough for me to enjoy wearing my Lucy top a few times since I made it. I definitely will make a few more next year. 

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