Sew a Girl Charlee Sweet Deer Top with NEW HeatnBond Soft Stretch

It’s Friday! And that means it’s time for a new Fashion Friday for you! Each Friday we’re sharing with you projects using our NEW HeatnBond® Soft Stretch with is perfect for fabrics that….you guessed it… STRETCH! Our friends at Girl Charlee Fabrics offered their fun Bolt Fabrics for our designers to create with and this deer top will be a favorite!

My daughter needed a few new tops to finish out the school year.  I knew when I saw the awesome knits from Girl Charlee that she would love some items made from them.  The knits are super soft and a dream to work with along with our new HeatBond Soft Stretch. The HeatnBond® is the same product you know and love but now made for fabrics that stretch..perfect with this fun Girl Charlee Bolt Fabric!

Sew a Girl Charlee Sweet Deer Top with NEW HeatnBond® Soft Stretch

Project Supplies:

HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite Interfacing

HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite Roll

Girl Charlee BOLT knit fabrics!

Aurifil Thread 50 wt thread #2625 Grey

 Fabric Cutting:

1 ½ yards of Main fabric-follow cutting directions in the pattern

¼” yard for coordinating print

Interfacing Cutting:

1/4 yard  HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite Interfacing  for the yoke.

Other Supplies:

Simplicity Patter #3790, erasable marking pen, Iron (Oliso Pro), sewing machine, sharp scissors, other general sewing supplies

Sweet Deer Top Instructions:

Yoke:

Following the package instructions, fuse one of the yoke piece with the HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite Interfacing to the wrong side of one of the yoke pieces.  Sew according the pattern instructions.  This interfacing is perfect for keeping your knits smooth while continuing to keep its stretch.

Hems:

Following the package instructions, fuse the HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite Roll to the edge of wrong side of the neck, sleeve and hem edges. Peel the paper backing off and fold over and top stitch in place.  This interfacing gives your hems a nice crisp clean finish and it doesn’t gunk up your sewing machine needles in the process.