Christas said... WOW! This is one of my very favorite patterns. I love the changes you made ..... super cute! 4/20/09 5:36 PM
sewbehind said... That looks a little Elizabethan with your adaptations. Looks really nice. 4/20/09 5:43 PM
michellep74 said... Ooh, very cool! I love the ruching. Great detail! 4/20/09 5:58 PM
Aixoise said... What a great idea - and execution. Please post an update with your second - perfected - version (though this one looks very good to me!). 4/20/09 6:23 PM
ndesimon said... LOVE it!
4/20/09 6:28 PM
Judy Wentz said... This is great! jw 4/20/09 6:31 PM
VtMartha said... Your top is fantastic, Patti. I love this pattern so I'll have to try your morph. 4/20/09 6:54 PM
Renren said... The ruching is a perfect touch! Love what you have done here and I'll be watching for the next! 4/20/09 6:58 PM
Leora said... This looks like it worked out perfectly! Lovely top on you. 4/20/09 7:08 PM
Sew4Fun said... Oh wow! This looks great Patti. Love it! A wonderful idea so thanks for sharing. 4/20/09 7:27 PM
shesflipped said... What a great idea! I love the look of this top! 4/20/09 7:31 PM
Karla Kizer said... Perfect! What a great idea. 4/20/09 7:37 PM
sewing for fun said... WOW! Great idea and it looks wonderful. I will have to try it on my 4th or 5th sweetheart top. I love this pattern. 4/20/09 7:44 PM
Ody said... Patti,
Such a cute top! 4/20/09 8:37 PM
Em's Summer said... OMG! I love the ruching on this top and you look very pretty in this! I hope you make one that's not a muslin because it's truly a great top! Thank you for all of the tips! 4/20/09 9:08 PM
Barbara V said... This looks wonderful on you. The ruching detail adds great interest. 4/20/09 9:13 PM
Luckylibbet said... And she hits a HOMER OUT OF THE BALLPARK! Wow, that is such a fabulous detail - makes the top look like a million bucks and you call it cheesy poly. Totally wonderful job, and you look just terrific. 4/21/09 0:36 AM
becca a said... What a great idea to add the ruching. It is very current and flattering. 4/21/09 8:04 AM
Kellie R. said... What a lovely top! I'm a sucker for ruching (pleats, tucks, draping, etc.) - Your twist makes it great! 4/21/09 8:43 AM
kellymailinglist said... Ooh... pretty! pretty! Thanks for this creative idea -- I bet we're gonna see a bunch of reviews using this technique soon... 4/21/09 9:04 AM
Larkin said... I love the innovation! Thank-you for such a great review. 4/21/09 10:17 AM
AnneMarie60 said... Wonderful style change! The ruching adds interest and texture. 4/21/09 10:49 AM
MarshaG. said... LOVE IT!! I've only tried this once in an inexpensive and very stretchy knit, and haven't yet perfected the fit. Once I do, however, I will have to add your design detail. It is awesome!
Marsha *<* 4/21/09 11:44 AM
Annette1 said... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this top! If I can manage it, I'm going to STEAL your idea. Your execution of that ruching is just PERFECT. (Mine will probably be lopsided or something -- ha!) You'd never know this was cheap fabric, it looks so nice on you. VERY nice! I like it better than the original pattern design. :o) 4/21/09 1:22 PM
lilyofthevalley said... How elegant, Patti! The ruching adds visual interest beyond belief. You've moved this nicely shaped top from casual to Very Special Indeed. What a creative eye you have! Lovely, Lily 4/21/09 2:21 PM
BillieJean said... So pretty and so "in". Love it! 4/21/09 3:19 PM
Meggie LuLu said... Ooooo!! How PRETTY?!! I just LOVE the added ruching!! I NEED to try this pattern!! You given me all the reasons I need to try this pattern!! 4/21/09 7:35 PM
Kay Y said... I missed this review - VERY nice modification to the top - so nice I could even see myself shamelessly copying you and making this again. 8/14/10 11:55 AM
JillyBe said... Fantastic! I wanted to make this top, so came here to look for reviews - now I'm going to make it w/ your ruching - love it! 8/18/10 11:04 PM
Mahogany Stylist said... Excellent idea to add the ruching. 9/23/11 10:34 AM
RadarRadiance said... Love the fact that you brought in the neckline for better bra coverage. I have a couple similar patterns and will use your ideas when I sew them up. thanks......! 9/29/11 5:52 PM
WOW! This is one of my very favorite patterns. I love the changes you made ..... super cute!
4/20/09 5:36 PM
That looks a little Elizabethan with your adaptations. Looks really nice.
4/20/09 5:43 PM
Ooh, very cool! I love the ruching. Great detail!
4/20/09 5:58 PM
What a great idea - and execution. Please post an update with your second - perfected - version (though this one looks very good to me!).
4/20/09 6:23 PM
LOVE it!
4/20/09 6:28 PM
This is great! jw
4/20/09 6:31 PM
Your top is fantastic, Patti. I love this pattern so I'll have to try your morph.
4/20/09 6:54 PM
The ruching is a perfect touch! Love what you have done here and I'll be watching for the next!
4/20/09 6:58 PM
This looks like it worked out perfectly! Lovely top on you.
4/20/09 7:08 PM
Oh wow! This looks great Patti. Love it! A wonderful idea so thanks for sharing.
4/20/09 7:27 PM
What a great idea! I love the look of this top!
4/20/09 7:31 PM
Perfect! What a great idea.
4/20/09 7:37 PM
WOW! Great idea and it looks wonderful. I will have to try it on my 4th or 5th sweetheart top. I love this pattern.
4/20/09 7:44 PM
Patti, Such a cute top!
4/20/09 8:37 PM
OMG! I love the ruching on this top and you look very pretty in this! I hope you make one that's not a muslin because it's truly a great top! Thank you for all of the tips!
4/20/09 9:08 PM
This looks wonderful on you. The ruching detail adds great interest.
4/20/09 9:13 PM
And she hits a HOMER OUT OF THE BALLPARK! Wow, that is such a fabulous detail - makes the top look like a million bucks and you call it cheesy poly. Totally wonderful job, and you look just terrific.
4/21/09 0:36 AM
What a great idea to add the ruching. It is very current and flattering.
4/21/09 8:04 AM
What a lovely top! I'm a sucker for ruching (pleats, tucks, draping, etc.) - Your twist makes it great!
4/21/09 8:43 AM
Ooh... pretty! pretty! Thanks for this creative idea -- I bet we're gonna see a bunch of reviews using this technique soon...
4/21/09 9:04 AM
I love the innovation! Thank-you for such a great review.
4/21/09 10:17 AM
Wonderful style change! The ruching adds interest and texture.
4/21/09 10:49 AM
LOVE IT!! I've only tried this once in an inexpensive and very stretchy knit, and haven't yet perfected the fit. Once I do, however, I will have to add your design detail. It is awesome! Marsha *<*
4/21/09 11:44 AM
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this top! If I can manage it, I'm going to STEAL your idea. Your execution of that ruching is just PERFECT. (Mine will probably be lopsided or something -- ha!) You'd never know this was cheap fabric, it looks so nice on you. VERY nice! I like it better than the original pattern design. :o)
4/21/09 1:22 PM
How elegant, Patti! The ruching adds visual interest beyond belief. You've moved this nicely shaped top from casual to Very Special Indeed. What a creative eye you have! Lovely, Lily
4/21/09 2:21 PM
So pretty and so "in". Love it!
4/21/09 3:19 PM
Ooooo!! How PRETTY?!! I just LOVE the added ruching!! I NEED to try this pattern!! You given me all the reasons I need to try this pattern!!
4/21/09 7:35 PM
I missed this review - VERY nice modification to the top - so nice I could even see myself shamelessly copying you and making this again.
8/14/10 11:55 AM
Fantastic! I wanted to make this top, so came here to look for reviews - now I'm going to make it w/ your ruching - love it!
8/18/10 11:04 PM
Excellent idea to add the ruching.
9/23/11 10:34 AM
Love the fact that you brought in the neckline for better bra coverage. I have a couple similar patterns and will use your ideas when I sew them up. thanks......!
9/29/11 5:52 PM