Sometimes a fabric calls to you - not just "buy me" but sometimes it screams what it needs to be made into. Such is the case the Cafe in Cannes Stripe Jersey - as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to make a sporty tank (I also thought the remnants would work perfectly as some sort of trim to a solid color shirt). This fabric purchase lead me to buy Jalie 2565 - and over the weekend, I finally brought my vision into fruition:

I had intended on lengthening the hem 2 inches, but I spent so much time lining up the stripes that I actually forgot to do this part - thankfully, it didn't seem too short in this version to me! I also decided on using a solid black matte jersey remnant for the bindings on the neck and arm holes.

Overall, I'm thrilled with the results and the fit is wonderful (I've already worn it out). If I had to pick between Jalie 965 and this pattern, I'd definitely select 2565! If you're interested in my Pattern Review of this top, you can read about it here.

Last night I headed into my sewing room to start working on my stripe racerback tank. After spending time making sure the stripes lined up properly, I decided to avoid attaching the binding to the arms and neckline. I'm using the black jersey that 'behaved badly' for me when making McCall 5586 and didn't care to deal with any headaches this fabric might give me this time around. Consequently, I opted to start a new project - something for my latest swap (so if my partner is reading this - no peeking).....

There were several items that she had listed she wouldn't mind receiving, one of them - a knitting needle roll. I thought this sounded like a fun project to work on, so I set to work. The toughest part of this item was trying to figure out what size to make it. I had scoured the internet for a good tutorial, but never found anything that I really liked, so I decided to 'wing it'. I whipped out several of my own knitting needles (why I never made a roll for myself is beyond me), measured them, and decided to cut the material 14 x 18". This gives me plenty of room across for several sets of needles and it's long enough to accommodate their length plus a flap to keep them from falling out. Since this whole process took so long this is all I got finished last night:

Since my partner likes polka dots, I decided to use this cute multi-colored bubble print for the outside roll and pocket. For the inside lining, I found a nice (matching) linen. I still have lots of work to do on this one, but so far, it's whipping into shape.

Thank you to everyone who told Easton that he should take naps - your advice finally paid off and he took a nice one yesterday. A nap long enough that I had time to finish this:

It's only a muslin (I had purchased this material from Fabric.com while it was discounted), but it's definitely wearable! I wanted to make sure that I knew what I needed to tweak before I cut into my fun stripe jersey. The next time around, I'm adding 2 inches to the length, but otherwise, it's a great fit. I'm not so sure I'll be as lucky today with the naps, but hopefully I'll have another version finished by the end of the week.