Remy Raglan brings me back to garment sewing

Sew House Seven had a sale on their patterns, prompting me to purchase a couple of patterns I had been wanting, the Remy Raglan and a dress (more on that later if I get energetic).  I was energetic enough to get a toile of the raglan sewn together.  I like the pattern and I expect it will be a frequently sewn garment for me if I can find suitable fabric.  It was written for a very lightweight linen.  However, I have no linen clothes I really like except for a heavyweight linen dress.  I might be looking at cotton blends or a rayon for the good version.

The fabric for the toile is a cotton bought on impulse when I placed an order with Made with Harmony last year.  (Woven Elements Prairie Plaid Green, 2 yards, 42" wide, cold water wash, dry on low $16.)  I wanted some of the eyelet I saw on Instagram but it was sold out.  However, they had many other quite nice looking fabrics, allowing me to quickly put an order together.  That order included this length of cotton.  The 2 yards was more than I needed for the short sleeved version but it gave me plenty of room to match the plaid.  Now that I am quilting, I don't mind leftover cotton or even cotton-like fabric because I can use it in a quilt.

In lieu of a label, I added a small friendship star on the back.

I tried to follow the pattern closely but I had to deviate in some of the finishing simply because the fabric is a heavier weight than recommended for the pattern.  I cut the bias binding for the neckline from a very light poly/cotton blend remnant I found at Hobby Lobby.  I serged the seam allowances instead of sewing French seams.  Otherwise, I did follow the pattern in a size 10.  

It was a quick sew, and a satisfying result, proving that the Remy Raglan is going to be an easy, functional addition to my pattern collection.  

Sew House Seven patterns offer both a regular and a curvy fit size groups. Their notes say the curvy fit offers a fuller bust, waist, and hips (through an outward tapered side seam) with a more fitted underarm.  The photo above tempts me to try a size 14 curvy fit (the smallest in that group), even though a bust dart or a different bra would really solve that problem.  Since the curvy fit pattern is included separately in the paper pattern, a future curvy toile is a possibility.