Jalie 2568 Women's Camisole

Ever since I finished the Jalie 2568 panties, I wanted to make the Jalie 2568 Women's Camisole.  I grabbed some aqua 4-way stretch cotton from my stash and went to town. 

You may be able to tell that I graded up for the hips a couple sizes in the above photo. I was glad I did.  However, after putting it on, I can see that I could straighten the lines just a little in the front and shave some of the angle off.  If you notice at my hips below it points away from my hips just a touch. Not bad at all!

The pattern calls for lace that you can weave a ribbon through and tie into a bow. Since I didn't have that kind of lace in my stash, I opted to stitch the top edge of the lace down to clear elastic.

Well.....

Maybe I was a little too excited to use that elastic and tighten in the neckline. While it fits really great along the neckline, I have caused these weird points at each armscye.  Normally a shirt would cry out for a dart at this point, but I've already topstitched the arm bands in place.  Next time, I could fix it by making a smaller arm band and gathering that front spot.  Or, I may be able to choose a tighter armscye in the front only. 

The back fits surprisingly well! There's a teensy bit of bagging around the sway back area, but hardly any compared to most of my RTW t-shirts and any other sewing pattern. I do like how far the arm coverage is, but I might consider making it a little more narrow at the shoulder next time. 

The one thing that I was quite surprised by is how short the pattern is. It barely comes to the top of my hips. All my other Jalie T-shirts are longer. So, if you like a longer shirt length, make sure to pay attention to that detail when using this pattern. It's not a bad thing by any means. Just something to be aware of. On me, it's fine for a shirt I won't tuck in. In fact, it's a flattering length on my body. 

Shorts shown are my Jalie Swim Shorts. So love those shorts for lounging & water play!