{"id":137,"date":"2018-06-14T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T21:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2018-08-06T07:23:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:23:01","slug":"scout-tee-maya-top-with-madewell-necklines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/06\/14\/scout-tee-maya-top-with-madewell-necklines\/","title":{"rendered":"Scout Tee & Maya Top with “Madewell” Necklines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In April, I made the Grainline Scout Tee<\/a>, above left, in Mammoth Flannel in Pumpkin\/Grey that I bought from Style Maker Fabric<\/a>. I used the neckline variation tutorial from the Grainline blog (in 2 parts: here<\/a> and here<\/a>) and the added long sleeves with this tutorial<\/a>. The neckline mod was quite straight-forward, although I made my V shorter than Jen did in the tutorial (by an inch), as it looked like the V showed off a bit more than I wanted. The sleeve tutorial was more confusing, and I was very unsure if I had to move the grainline or where to move it to on the new sleeve piece. I left it where it was and it all turned out okay, but if I make another long sleeve Scout, I’ll probably buy the recently released Scout sleeve variation pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve been on a tear making Maya tops<\/a> for my summer wardrobe, and I really like the Scout neckline variation, so last week I made a Maya with one (above right), from a lovely paprika colored linen from The Fabric Store<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I thought the V on the Scout was a still a bit too low, so I made it less deep on the Maya. Here’s what I did to the pattern pieces, using the Grainline tutorial<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. I used a bias binding for the neckline, so for both the front and the back pattern pieces, I lowered the Maya neckline 3\/8″ to change the seam allowance to 1\/4″.<\/LI>
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  2. The Maya neckline is about 1 inch higher than the Scout. I raised the front neckline 2-1\/2″<\/LI>
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  3. I cut a 3-1\/2″ V<\/LI>\n<\/ol>\n

    To sew the Maya, I don’t use the instructions, as she makes French seams on the sides, and I can’t get a good curve under the arm that way. Here’s what I do:<\/p>\n

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    1. Sew the shoulder seams and finish the edges.<\/LI>
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    2. Sew the side seams on my sewing machine, clip the curve, then use my serger to finish the fabric edge. This is the method Kylie shows here<\/a>. Before I got my serger, I sewed the side seams on my machine, clipped the curve, and sewed a second line of straight stitches about 1\/4″ from the seam line, catching the clips a bit, for reinforcement.<\/LI>
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    3. Sew the neckline as explained in the Grainline tutorial<\/a> <\/LI>
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    4. Finish the hems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Here’s the sleeve curve from the outside and inside.
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      The linen wrinkles a lot, but it’s really nice to wear for the hot weather we’re having (in the high 90s yesterday!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In April, I made the Grainline Scout Tee, above left, in Mammoth Flannel in Pumpkin\/Grey that I bought from Style Maker Fabric. I used the neckline variation tutorial from the Grainline blog (in 2 parts: here and here) and the added long sleeves with this tutorial. The neckline mod was quite straight-forward, although I made … Continue reading “Scout Tee & Maya Top with “Madewell” Necklines”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dino.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}