I finished my taxes! yaaay Effectually, we broke even, which is what we strive for every year—thus meaning we haven’t paid in too much over the year, and have kept as much possible of our money in the bank earning interest and making dividends!

On to the good stuff! I have been busily cleaning up my craft room over the past few days. It is by no means perfectly clean, but the floor is clear and there was enough space on my drafting table to set up my sewing machine and serger to make a nice halter tank top! I used Simplicity pattern 4561, which I actually bought a few years ago, but never had a chance to use. (I have tons of patterns in that category! haha)

This is made from a nice cut of light knit fabric I got at the thrift store for about $3.00. (While we’re on the subject, I also got this dress form at the thrift store for $15. It’s kind of old, but it is fully adjustable and serves the purpose well for me.) I loved the colors and design of the fabric, and decided this was the project I wanted to use it on! I really like how it turned out. I don’t know where I’ll wear this thing. There’s a lotta bare skin, not very work-friendly. haha

As for the pattern, here’s my review: (I made style B, btw.) I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. I think the instructions were slightly impaired by poor organization. Due to there being more than one style to make, the instructions combines steps for all the tops that are the same and they jump around a little bit making it more difficult than necessary to find the step I need. Also, I found it a bit difficult to attach the upper front parts to the lower front part and keep the gathers looking nice. Maybe not a design flaw, it might have been due to the fabric… Overall, I like the design and the finished piece looks great.