Peanut butter and honey
Peanut butter and honey… I just love the name given to this fabric. It’s a sheer cotton voile from Tessuti (now sold out) which has been in the stash for several years. I still love this fabric as much as the day when I purchased it… I wish that was the case for all the fabric I buy!
This is another Aeolian and it’s actually one of my favourites. Am I allowed to have favourites? When it’s light and cool to wear without being see through and the fabric makes me smile, then I think it’s earnt it’s favourite status. In fact, I like this woven boxy tee so much I’ve sewn another cotton voile version in a totally different print and colourway. I’m happily addicted to the Aeolian pattern and very pleased to be sewing up my stash!
The Aeolian pattern is designed for knits, but it’s not a great leap to make it out of a woven. The changes I made to accommodate the change in fabric type:
- I bound the neckline so the binding was a facing
- I eliminated the back facing
- I included a double fold hem
Interested in some more peanut butter and honey action? Amy from sew Amy sew made a Mathilde Blouse and Tessuti featured a peanut butter and honey dress (Vogue 1152) on their blog in October 2010. Did I mention that this fabric has been in the stash for a while?
Pattern: Pattern Fantastique’s Aeolian T-shirt Dress (boxy tee length)
Size: S
Fabric: Peanut butter & honey cotton voile from Tessuti (sold out)
Alterations: Sewn in cotton voile rather than a knit.
Accessories: Necklace by Sonia Rykel (brought here) & shoes recently purchased online from Yoox.
Pretty! Another woven tee! I thought your new love was the Ottobre pattern. Are you cheating on it already you naughty girl? Also, in the nicest possible way, are you shrinking? Or is it a trick of the eye. Mind you, you always look beautiful x
I do love the Ottobre woven tee but the aeolian has a special place in my heart. Ah yes… there has been some considerable shrinking in these parts since returning from our OS jaunt last year. With all my food restrictions it was often hard to source food I could eat & I got used to eating less. Portion control is an amazing thing! I’ve stablished at my ‘wedding weight’ which feels right. This is why I’ve been sewing like a crazy woman all summer… I needed a whole new wardrobe!
Bets fabric name ever. Best sandwich filling ever – I’ve been addicted since I was 4! Great top too!
My fav as a child was Vegemite & walnuts sandwiches . Honey on toast was a close second.
Omg that’s the oddest combination I’ve heard! One of my friends loved peanut butter & vegemite.
Love love – you and Thornberry finally got to me – I just ordered and downloaded this pattern! Cannot wait to sew it. Love seeing yours in a woven, thks for the tips!
Yah Coco… I can’t wait to see your version(s). I still haven’t finished with this pattern yet!
Love your blog, the patterns you make and the fabrics you use!!! I kept scrolling back…came to the post about the triangle bag…a keeper…thank you!!!!
Thanks for stopping by and saying hello and admiring my work. I love hearing from my readers. The triangle bag is a keeper. Have a look at the one that Sew Jillian recently made – http://www.sewunravelled.com/2015/02/sewn-canvas-and-leather-for-my-secret.html
Jillian’s is pretty too. I sure like the way she made it…lining it…sewing around the outside, then turning it. Even easier than hemming.
I love this print, how did you stop yourself sewing it up for so long? Looks perfect as this top lovely and summery.
LOL. I wanted to make something flowing and billowing that didn’t look like it was out of the 70s… can you see the reason for the delay? I have a pile of ironing to attend too and this top will be attended to first so I can get it back in wardrobe circulation!
You are queen of the boxy woven tees at the mo! Love this so much 😀 Also, those shoes. Again I want to ninja them away 😉
If anyone was going to ninga their way into my into my wardrobe and borrow my shoes… then I want it to be you!
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