Knot Sleeve + Guernica Romper

Being tall and having a long torso I’ve always had trouble finding RTW clothes that properly fit me, especially one pieces. It has always frustrated me that I could never find a jumpsuit or a romper…

I’m so excited about this one!
I’ve been eyeing the Guernica Romper for quite a while, I love Rad Patterns and their size range. The only thing that kept holding me back was that it was sleeveless… I don’t know when that happened but I find myself disliking sleeveless on me. Gotta do something about those flabby arms of mine! lol

When Stephanie announced the All the Sleeves add-on pack I knew exactly what pattern to match it with! 😀

The Add-on pack is fantastic, it comes with 7 different sleeve styles:

Puff Sleeve (in all sleeve lengths)
Juliet Sleeve (elbow)
Petal Sleeve (short)
Knot Sleeve (short)
Flutter Sleeve (short)
Bishop Sleeve (long)
Bell Sleeve (long)

The sleeves can be paired (with no changes to pattern pieces) to a number of the Rad Patterns… full list on the website 😉

I’m in LOVE with the Knot Sleeve, it’s really fun to make!
Regular short sleeves might be ruined for me… lol

The top part of the romper and the sleeves are a straight size L, for the shorts I graded the front to XL and the back to 1X. I used CL for the top and a heavyweight with little stretch knit for the shorts.

Originally I had made the longer shorts (7″inseam) because I was afraid of them riding up when I walked (darn chunky thighs!), but ended up shortening them because:
1 – longer loose shorts don’t look flattering on me (at all!);
2 – the shorts don’t ride up! woot, woot! The heavier fabric was a good call for this one!

The only modification I made to the pattern was the fastening of the back of the top. The pattern calls for hook and eye, but I thought that using ties would help to make bathroom trips easier 😀