It's no secret that I LOVE the George + Ginger SoTa Tunic & Dress. I've made several and wear them frequently. I've found that I prefer my godets made with a holey fabric. I don't care for a traditional lace, but a more solid knit with some holes that might make a pattern that is lace like, but not as holey as lace. Got it?
The SoTa is intended to be made with lightweight knits. You can use cotton lycra, but the effect of the godets will be completely different.
The SoTa has amazing twirl factor. I've never made the dress version. That would probably not go over well using the holey fabric that I love. I really love the tunic length. You can see in this photo that my holey fabric is like a knit eyelet.
I loved how it looked with my Zenith & Quasar Nebulous print athletic brushed poly.
Isn't this print gorgeous? I just love these colors.
The longest part of making a SoTa is cutting all the pieces out. Sewing a SoTa is actually very quick. I like to make my SoTas in multiples. I feel more efficient sewing them when I can whip through them quickly. I tend to cut my godets out first then the body and sleeves. So of course I had to make this time. If I hadn't been trying to get a few other things done - like unpacking - I probably would have made another.
This one is made with a plush brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar in a blue floral. I happened to have this lace like knit in a seafoam green that matched perfectly. I got this lace like knit from the fabric district and have bought it in a couple of colors. My very first SoTa was made with some in a blue color.
I made both of my SoTas with short sleeves and hemmed both with a rolled hem. On this one I also rolled hem my sleeves because I was almost out of the thread I was using on hem. But I think I'm going to cut it off and hem the sleeves normally.
The one downside to using a holey knit on the godets is hemming. I've decided a like a rolled hem best. But one trick I have learned is to do a narrow serger hem first and then do the rolled hem and go over it twice. I find that gives the cleanest rolled hem on holey knits.
The SoTa is the pattern of the month at George + Ginger. Grab it on sale for only $6.75 through the end of the month!
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The SoTa is intended to be made with lightweight knits. You can use cotton lycra, but the effect of the godets will be completely different.
The SoTa has amazing twirl factor. I've never made the dress version. That would probably not go over well using the holey fabric that I love. I really love the tunic length. You can see in this photo that my holey fabric is like a knit eyelet.
I loved how it looked with my Zenith & Quasar Nebulous print athletic brushed poly.
The longest part of making a SoTa is cutting all the pieces out. Sewing a SoTa is actually very quick. I like to make my SoTas in multiples. I feel more efficient sewing them when I can whip through them quickly. I tend to cut my godets out first then the body and sleeves. So of course I had to make this time. If I hadn't been trying to get a few other things done - like unpacking - I probably would have made another.
This one is made with a plush brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar in a blue floral. I happened to have this lace like knit in a seafoam green that matched perfectly. I got this lace like knit from the fabric district and have bought it in a couple of colors. My very first SoTa was made with some in a blue color.
I made both of my SoTas with short sleeves and hemmed both with a rolled hem. On this one I also rolled hem my sleeves because I was almost out of the thread I was using on hem. But I think I'm going to cut it off and hem the sleeves normally.
The one downside to using a holey knit on the godets is hemming. I've decided a like a rolled hem best. But one trick I have learned is to do a narrow serger hem first and then do the rolled hem and go over it twice. I find that gives the cleanest rolled hem on holey knits.
The SoTa is the pattern of the month at George + Ginger. Grab it on sale for only $6.75 through the end of the month!
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook!
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. These links provide me with a small compensation if you make a purchase using my link. There is not cost to you when you do this. My thoughts and opinions given in this blog post are mine.
