Studio Tunic – Very clear instructions

This pattern and the directions were easy to follow.  The finished interior seams and facings make it quite professional.  I did find that it seemed quite large, even as an “easy fit” garment.  My first one (denim) I made to a size 10, and it’s pretty big.  Then I repeated with a muslin (I know, should have started there) and ended up with a size 6 top and a custom armpits-to-hem width (graded from a 6 down to a four might be a guess).  So I definitely recommend doing a muslin first.

Finishing all the seams takes time, but could be skipped and just serged if you wanted to go that route.

The only really tricky part for me was the pockets.  Trying to get them lined up and sewn on when the garment was assembled gave me fits.  So on a couple of versions I just did one large pocket.  Doing another one I might think about slightly reducing the pocket size so it doesn’t overlap the side seams so I could apply pockets before doing the side seams.  But, then again, the giant pockets are what drew me to the pattern.

Image guide:  denim– size 10 all around, small and 2 large pockets

pink bird print light canvas– size 6 top, smaller custom bottom, no center seam because of the pattern, 2 large pockets

dog print light canvas- size 8 top (if i’m remembering correctly) slightly smaller bottom- no center seam because of the pattern, 1 small 1 large pocket

pink and orange linen- size 6 top, custom bottom, center seam (1 matching topstitching, 1 contrast)