Forgive the not-so-awesome cell phone picture. I managed to put another me-made garment on my body today: This drape neck tank top was the first thing I made when I dragged my sewing machine out of hibernation last year. I bought the knit fabric online years ago, when I first started getting into sewing. I think I originally intended it to be a knit skirt with a fold-over waistband, but the fabric didn’t have as much stretch as I thought.

I had been wanting a tank top with a draped neckline for a long time, and I scoured the internet for just the right pattern before finally landing on this one, McCall’s M6078. To be honest, it’s not the perfect pattern. The neckline is a little deeper than I wanted, but it works. And I like the way the body fits.

When I made this, I remember that the fabric was a real pain to work with. I actually took the fabric to work to cut, because I didn’t have a surface big enough (other than the floor) to cut it out at home.

The cutting layout had you fold the selvedge edges in toward the middle, and I recall that was a real struggle. I am impatient with fabrics that don’t fold easily. But I finally got it to work, and while I am not in love with this shirt, it has been growing on me over the last seven months since I made it.

And let me just talk about my jeans for a minute. I’m wearing a pair of NYDJ (Not Your Daughter’s Jeans) jeans. This is my second pair, and I LOVE these jeans. For most of my life I’ve avoided wearing jeans because they never fit right. I have wide hips, and a small waist, so it is inevitable with nearly every pair of pants that the waist is too big and I spend a dumb amount of time pulling my pants up. Jeans never work with belts for me because the thickness of the fabric means tons of bulkiness at the waist once they are cinched with a belt.

Both pairs of NYDJ jeans I own fit like a dream. They are the most comfortable pairs of jeans I’ve ever worn. The waist doesn’t start falling down midway through the day. They are comfortable to sit and move in, and I think they are pretty flattering, too. I never thought I would be a jeans-wearing girl, but I want to wear these every day. If you have a hard time finding jeans that fit, definitely check out this brand. The company name makes me feel old, but the jeans make me feel happy.