rivergum said... Gorgeous top! I have been making similar ones by taking a length of chiffon, putting in a hole for the neck and sewing a side seam close to the body, leaving the ends loose. This would save you some seams and you could just do a rolled hem around all the edges. The only tricky bit then is the neck binding. There is also no cutting out except for the neck. I just rip the fabric to get a straight edge. 9/23/11 5:15 PM
JPForster said... Beautiful! Thanks for the wonderful review ... makes me want to run out to the store! This is just the kind of pattern I've been looking for. 9/24/11 9:56 AM
JanineMck said... you did such a good job of such a difficult fabric 9/25/11 0:21 AM
YasmeenS said... Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! @rivergum: Oooh, thanks for the tips. I'll definitely give them a try when I reprise this top next summer. 10/6/11 0:14 AM
Gorgeous top! I have been making similar ones by taking a length of chiffon, putting in a hole for the neck and sewing a side seam close to the body, leaving the ends loose. This would save you some seams and you could just do a rolled hem around all the edges. The only tricky bit then is the neck binding. There is also no cutting out except for the neck. I just rip the fabric to get a straight edge.
9/23/11 5:15 PM
Beautiful! Thanks for the wonderful review ... makes me want to run out to the store! This is just the kind of pattern I've been looking for.
9/24/11 9:56 AM
you did such a good job of such a difficult fabric
9/25/11 0:21 AM
Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! @rivergum: Oooh, thanks for the tips. I'll definitely give them a try when I reprise this top next summer.
10/6/11 0:14 AM