Share Your Samara

Here's mine in all its sparkly rainbow technicolour. 🌈 

It doesn't look like it from the picture, but the sleeves are the same length. 

I used some left over fabric (fairly lightweight cotton), lengthened the pattern by several inches and sized down. It's still too big and I could go down another size, but it's certainly different from anything else I've ever made 😁

Here's mine. Turned out better than I thought. I attached the short sleeve after much deliberation, lengthened the body a bit and raised the V neck. Nice easy make. Love the fabric, viscose from 1st for fabrics. Will definitely do another one or two.

Thank you so much Hayley, for introducing this pattern, the video tutorials and opening this thread. This is my first ever wearable garment that I've made. Although it's far from perfect, it's the most forgiving garment and pattern as my first attempt. I've learnt so much with this project: Topstitching, zigzag stitching, stay stitching, understitching, French seams and slip/invisible stitching. I also learnt how to change my pressor foot to an overedge foot and so much more! I'm looking forward to learning more from June's pattern!

I started off by making a full length, long sleeved version in a floral cotton lawn. It's ok but a bit too boxy for me, it will be worn but needs a bit of styling help.

As it was such a quick sew I decided to try it with a drapey viscose I've had in my stash for a while (Radiance by Penelope), but before I got started my SHJ order arrived and the gorgeous broderie anglaise was calling to me. I decided to get out of my comfort zone and lean into the boxy style and go for a cropped version, I think it will be great for summer. I'd just started when my ironing board broke 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Because of the fabric I'm doing French seams so don't really want to rush it, new ironing board is arriving Sunday so it will have to wait until then.

I will probably still do another in the viscose because I think the simplicity of the top will really show off the print and I think that once I find my sweet spot with this pattern it will be one I use repeatedly. 

I love  this far more than I thought I would but it's a fantastic pattern. X

I made mine in a viscose. I made the hip length with the elbow length sleeves. I did plan on adding the elastic but I quite like how it turned out without, nice and light and breezy for the warmer weather 😃. Thank you Hayley for the fab tutorials. Can't wait to learn more in June's pattern club

Squeezed a cropped version of Samara out of my Liberty lawn. Finally took the plunge and cut this fabric! 

I wasn't very gung ho on trying the Samara, but wanted to support this forum and TATB. I decided to size down significantly to bring it in closer to my body and I kept the hip length to make a bathing suit coverup shirt. To keep it airy I used a very soft, but surprisingly easy to sew with, lace. I had less than a yard but it worked perfectly! I trimed the neckline using a stretch lace trim, but didn't stretch it like you would an elastic. For the arm hems I used a fold over elastic. If you've never tried it, you should. It's a brilliant way to finish seams and comes in lots of colors and styles. This one has a slight grosgrain look to it. The bottom hem, I simply serged then turned it up and sewed a narrow hem.

I'm surprised at how much I ended up liking the Samara. It's simple style suits me, I think.

As a beginner - I loved this pattern (am still slogging away at the Edy and hope to have it finished at some point!) but this pattern has given me some confidence which is great. Have made 2 and love them both and def want to make more!!

When Sylvie met Samara!

Samara top sewn up at last Wednesday sewcial.