Vogue 8876 Logo Tunic

Vogue 8876 is another pattern with interesting lines from Marcy Tilton.

I d0 not need a dress – I do need another logo top – with longer sleeves.

The cold season has descended and all the previously sewn sleeveless and short sleeved logo tops would fall short of keeping me warm in the frozen tundra.

Found a piece of a navy/grey narrow striped 60″ wide knit.  It is not lightweight – and not as heavy as a sweatshirt knit.  It is somewhere between.

Scraps of a lightweight grey knit were used as the front facings and the inner collar.  The front facings were sewn so the grey fabric shows just slightly.  It looks like very narrow piping.

The outer collar is sewn from the logo portion of a clearance navy sweatshirt purchased at the college my daughter attends. The letter on the sleeve was also cut from the same sweatshirt.

Marcy Tilton Vest

The plan was to create a jacket that was fashioned much like the vest Marcy Tilton features on her blog.

Vogue 8933 Line Drawing

Following her example, the bottom band was eliminated and a 24″ separating zipper was installed in the center front.

Hubris being what it is, I did not read any reviews of the pattern…until I had already cut it out.

Other reviewers were correct – the pattern is quite “roomy”.  Its width was reduced by 4″ – 5″ during fitting.

Detail of fabrics and faux piping.

The zipper I had used was red – which overwhelmed the top (and looked rather clownish).  It was removed and replaced with navy buttons.

The front pleats reminded me of junior high school gym uniforms, so to preent nightmares, they were removed!

No Gym Uniform Pleats here!

The sleeves of the pattern are exactly the right width and length.  They can be pushed up slightly – and are narrow enough to actually stay there!

The tunic has a more pronounced flare shape than any of my other tops, but I look forward to wearing it on our trip to visit the daughter at school.

I plan on wearing it over stretch “skinny” jeans (which have a great deal more “stretch” than “skinny.”)

I always enjoy creating clothing with logos.

It is always fun to move the logos around to determine where best to place them!  The back yoke was my first choice for the logo, but moving it to the collar gives the tunic a unique look!