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Friday 11 November 2016

Concord tee goes Barcelona, part 2



You can take a girl out of her garden, but you can't take the gardener out of the girl.
Touch all the plants, sew all floral fabrics!

By now you'll all recognise this pattern, it's Concord tee #6. Thanks to mr Foxgloves I finally have a decent picture of the back.



The fabric is a dark blue cotton/rayon jersey,  a bit less stretchy than the fabric I used for my previous shirt. As a result the neckline ended up slightly higher. I opted for 7/8 length sleeves to balance the busy print.
You can spot some pooling at my back. I don't think this indicates the need for a sway back adjustment, my other Concords are perfectly fine. It's more likely caused by a less forgiving fabric or being (temporarily?) too tight at the high hip. Guess that's where all the tapas, sangria and palmera cookies went.

There's nothing to tell about fitting and construction that I didn't already mention hereherehere or here so I'll leave you with some Barcelona action pictures of my new shirt.

Outside Gaudi's Sagrada Familia:





Inside the breathtaking masterpiece:




In my natural habitat:




And drinking sangria at the beautiful Placa Reial:







When we returned to our hotel I found my Concord tee nightie stylishly draped on the bed. That night I dreamt about imaginary tiny waistlines ;)


Next: Barcelona fabric shopping adventures!

4 comments:

  1. so envious of your fantastic trip - and you look great in your tee.

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    1. Thanks, Beth. We had a wonderful time and lovely weather!

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  2. Beautiful floral concord tee. Looks like you are enjoying your holiday.

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    1. It was a wonderful trip indeed! We didn't go away in the summer and it was good to have a little break.

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