Tunic with Gathered Shoulders in Watercolor Linen
Our Tunic with Gathered Shoulders is the perfect summer top, both breezy and beautiful. It’s also fun and easy to make, just what you want out of summer sewing!
Originally in Handkerchief Linen, this summer we made a bright, fresh version in our lovely Watercolor Linen. Woven with one color as the warp and another as the weft, Watercolor Linen is a luminous, almost glowing fabric. Special indeed!
A simple, straightforward garment like our Tunic with Gathered Shoulders is a great place to show off the beauty of Watercolor Linen. So, go ahead and give it a try, summer sewing awaits!
Materials
- 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) yards of Purl Soho’s Watercolor Linen. We used Sugar Plum.
- 1 yard of Purl Soho’s Neon Lacing. We used White, but you don’t see the Lacing in the finished Tunic.
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann’s Cotton Sewing Thread in color 6080
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Sizes
To fit chest sizes 28-31 (32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 44-46) inches in circumference
Sample: The Tunic shown here fits a chest size 32-35.
Pattern
For the free pattern, please visit our original Tunic with Gathered Shoulders story.
Update 2024: You can explore our current collection of beautiful fabrics and supplies on our page of Sewing Tools + Notions!
In a longer version this would also make a great summer dress.
Hi Jill,
Thanks for the recommendation! We will keep your request in mind for the future!
Happy sewing!
Cassy
So pretty! that would be great here in Denver where it is HOT. This would also work beautifully as a shortish dress, don’t you think? (or would that look to shapeless given the stiffness of the linen?) Any tips on how to lengthen to just above knee length?
Hi Kathleen-
we don’t have this pattern available as a tunic or dress but we will keep the suggestion in mind. We do have another pattern that may fit the bill… https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2015/06/15/sewn-raglan-shirt-tunic-in-linen-grid/ ?
Please let us know if you have any more questions and thanks for getting in touch!
Molly
Adorable, as always! Thank you! 🙂
hi seem be having problems when finding apron pattern, wonder do have green material , bright or dark, am a senior an work on my day in the garden were creating for seniors, thanx it should be strong not the beauties shown thanx
I love it. How would it look as a dress to the knees ie just made longer do you think?
Hi Catherine!
I think this is a great idea and I think it would look great! All you have to do is make the shirt longer by elongating the side seam line on the pattern. Best of luck and let us know how it goes!
-Adam
i love it, purl soho always create somethings all the times
Hi, thanks for the pattern, would like to make a few but have a few questions first.
I need at least a 1/8-1/4 length sleeve, any suggestions for alterations to alter the pattern?
Can’t seem to find the PDF link for this pattern, thanks.
Meike 🙂
Hi Meike,
Thank you for writing in to us. Their is no physical pattern for this project. Please click here for the original post which describes how to sew the pattern. I don’t know what you mean about the 1/8-1/4 sleeve. Please let me know!
Best,
Adam
How would I size this up for those of us in plus sizes?
Hi Heidi,
Thank you so much for writing in! You can customize and adjust the size of this pattern because of its construction! The rectangular panels are sized as follows: Cut four 11 x 27 (12 x 28, 13 x 29, 14 x 30, 15 x 31)-inch rectangles. You can adjust the dimensions of these panels by adding 1 inch to the length and 1 inch to the width to go up one size. When making your neckline and armholes, you can alter the size simply by sewing the seams longer or shorter depending on your measurements!
We really do appreciate that bodies come in all shapes and sizes and share your concern that patterns be as inclusive as possible. We are in the midst of expanding the size range of all our sweater patterns and are happy to report that many of them now fit chest sizes up to 62-64 inches. We are steadily working to make sure this is true of all our patterns. Please be on the lookout, and thank you so much for adding your voice to this issue!
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
All the best,
Carly