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This looks great! I wonder if it would work with my plus size body... It might be a good pattern (or style) to accomodate the fuller bust.
2/2/06 11:05 PM
Looks great
2/2/06 11:52 PM
Very becoming on you.
2/3/06 6:00 AM
Fab top
2/3/06 6:20 AM
Kira, I have many of the same problems you do with the back. I can't give you any formula, though. I just make a muslin for everything anymore. I have so much of that bird fabric to use up! I think it's a great pattern and with the 3/4 sleeves would be a great winter to spring transition piece! Don't worry, everyone will think you are just wearing rtw and never notice any wrinkles. Thanks for the review!
2/3/06 6:53 AM
Very cute top, well worth continiung to tweak the fit.
2/3/06 7:01 AM
Scanned right over this one in WOF - thanks for bringing it to my attention through this review. You're right - a T shirt that flatters! A great job - it looks fab.
2/3/06 7:43 AM
Kira, You have the exact same figure as my daughter. Looking at the side view, you can see that the top rides up a little bit, it could be due to the long torso like you said and all you need is some length. As for the wrinkles in the back, they may diminish once you fix the length thing in the front, just a guess. My DD has the same problem on the back. Unfortunately for knits, I don't have a solution that I have tried. On wovens, back darts work wonders. I have heard that you can put in a center back seam, even in knits and put in a center back seam dart. But I would work on the length issue first and see what it does to the wrinkles in the back. It could be that the wrinkles are coming from it pulling to cover the front. Once you get the front to hang right, then evaluate the back. Having said all that, I want to say that it is an absolutely beautiful top on you. You will get lots of compliments when you wear it and now I must get that issue and make some up! Thank you for a great review. Edited to say: I just looked at the pictures again. I did not realize it was a raglan sleeve, so the tip I gave you to lower the shoulder slope will probably not work. This would be a good question to bring up under Pattern Modifications. I took out what I said about the shoulder slope so I would not confuse others.
2/3/06 8:32 AM
Your top is really nice! Your posture is lovely too, like a dancer. Which I think is contributing to the fit problems. Try slouching a tad and see how the top fits. Your flat upper back needs less fabric than what patterns are drafted for. Just look at the Wolff dress forms that are used by pros to drape on, they look to my eye to be slumping! Your upright stance also creates more distance in the front which also adds to the diagonal wrinkle. But don't change your posture, change the pattern! :-)
2/3/06 8:49 AM
Great looking top. I love the v-neck.
2/3/06 9:30 AM
Thank you for your comments. You have given me a lot to think on and work on. Sewliz, that's exactly why I have the posture I do ... I also think my years as a dancer contributed to my sway back.
2/3/06 9:33 AM
Thank you for this review! I made this top when the 2/05 issue came out. I didn't make any petite adjustments and threw the top away because it exposed so much. I really like your top and may go back and petit-ize this pattern and try again.
2/3/06 9:59 AM
I love the lines on this and agree, tweak the pattern and try again! Must get my mitts on this issue.
2/3/06 10:39 AM
Kira, I have a sway back and a long torso too. I've just recently figured out that I have to take out everything in back I added in on the front by tucking the back. (Does that make sense?) I didn't realize how different my front and back were. As for a system of tucking more in a knit or bias, I would guess that it's a reflection of how fitted the garment is. In a loose-fitting garment, you may get away with only a 5/8" tuck because it doesn't matter much. In a tight-fitting garment, you may really be an inch or more different, and you can't get away with "just enough". Eh, FWIW. Great-looking top, BTW.
2/3/06 10:47 AM
Very nice top! Did you select your size based on high bust or full bust measurement?
2/3/06 1:21 PM
Pam Z, full bust.
2/3/06 2:22 PM
This is a great looking top and it looks very flattering on you.
2/4/06 10:12 AM
Kira, I have the same fitting problems with swayback as you do, although I am short (5'2")and I notice different amounts of excess fabric in every pattern I try. Something that has helped me a lot is to do a narrow upper back adjustment, which cuts down on the problem somewhat, but I'd say after looking at you side photo, that the diagonal wrinkle coming from the bust looks like it's going right around to the back! Is that true? If so, obviously you need to figure out what's going on in the front first, as someone already mentioned. And when you get this problem solved, please share it with the rest of us who are struggling with the same issue!
2/4/06 6:00 PM