Lori V said... Fantastic top, Belinda. This is too nice to refer to as a sweatshirt. I love the wooden buttons and leather. 1/29/07 11:09 PM
luvzdogz said... OMG this is adora-ble! It's sporty and I love the fabric and the color. The closures are cute and contrast top stitching is awesome. Will you make one for me??? 1/29/07 11:09 PM
Cheryl Reeves said... Very cute top. Where did you get the fabric? 1/29/07 11:23 PM
Sew4Fun said... Cheryl, the fabric is from a wholesaler in Melbourne Australia that I visited with fellow PR members last year. 1/29/07 11:26 PM
hongkongshopper said... Belinda, that is really cute...love the colour ...hehe. Will the leather tabs be ok to wash? 1/29/07 11:56 PM
Zaneta said... this is a gorgeous top.. the colour suits you so well. 1/29/07 11:59 PM
PVA said... Thanks for this review, I love the fleece top -- Much too glam to be called a sweatshirt! The color is wonderful on you & the leather & buttons are very nicely done. The stitching is just the right finishing touch! 1/30/07 0:04 AM
HawkeMorningStar7 said... Absolutely fabulous, well done ! 1/30/07 0:23 AM
Sew4Fun said... HKS, only time will tell with the leather. :) It went through the first wash with no problems. I couldn't find imitation leather, so figured I'd start with the real stuff and replace it later if need be with the fake stuff. :) 1/30/07 0:57 AM
Linda G said... Cool top, I like the fasteners. 1/30/07 1:46 AM
motomoda said... I have been thinking of making this and you have convinced me to try it with the lovely results you have achieved! Thanks for the review. 1/30/07 2:59 AM
Vonnevo said... Belinda, you are on a roll, school holidays and all ! Love this, heck, I just love everything you sew :))) 1/30/07 4:02 AM
Katharine in BXL said... Wow--looks like expensive RTW! You sewed this perfectly, and I like your version better than Burda's. Thx for the hood pattern visual :) Thing is, it's so far off your shoulders perhaps a 38 w/FBA would be better? 1/30/07 5:20 AM
KathleenS said... It looks great. Topstitching particularly impressive. Any chance of a photo of the hood "on" so we can see what it looks like? 1/30/07 5:37 AM
Sew4Fun said... Katharine, I selected the size 40 by my high bust m'ment. From experience a Burda 38 is too small all over on me. I usually sew a 40 with an FBA but this time I used the ease in-built into the style. A sweatshirt like this is usually drafted with an extended shoulder, so meant to sit off the shoulder approx. 0.5". Maybe I could do a narrow shoulder adjustment but I like where the shoulder sits. :) 1/30/07 6:13 AM
CarolynGM said... Most stylish sweatshirt I've ever seen. 1/30/07 7:13 AM
yorkshire lass said... Oh, I love the top. Much, much nicer than the one in the magazine, and so professionally finished. 1/30/07 7:18 AM
Peggy L said... Wow! It's perfect! 1/30/07 8:13 AM
AnneM said... Great style. 1/30/07 8:19 AM
BeckyC said... Cute sweatshirt! I love the contrast of the topstitching and the front closures, it looks great on the blue. 1/30/07 8:37 AM
cindyann said... Fabulous! Wouldn't you know I don't have that issue. 1/30/07 9:06 AM
Leslie in Austin said... That's super cute, Belinda. Great details! 1/30/07 9:21 AM
cindy-lou said... Belinda, this is just over-the-top cute! I love it and it looks wonderful on you. Looks like it's from an uber-haute boutique-- you should be so proud! 1/30/07 9:26 AM
Soliel said... I like the details. I am certain I would have been a bit intimidated by them! 1/30/07 10:18 AM
ribbit2jen said... I was just looking at that pattern a few nights ago. Very nice job!!! 1/30/07 11:07 AM
crisford said... Oh! Very eye-catching and very nice work! 1/30/07 11:14 AM
sewbehind said... Very nice top, Belinda. I like this top without the pouch pocket in the front. Gives it a much cleaner, high end look. Great job with the stitching and embellishments. 1/30/07 11:52 AM
lmg said... Cool sweatshirt. I like it without the patch pocket as well. Terrific job on the topstitching and closures! 1/30/07 12:14 PM
blue mooney said... Very cute! 1/30/07 12:20 PM
Hilary said... That is soo cute- you did a great job on the top-stitching! I love the "faux" coverstitch-I use that stitch the same way! Thanks for reviewing this, it turned out wonderfully. 1/30/07 2:35 PM
Jan B. said... Very foxy. This color is beautiful on you. The details are very cute. 1/30/07 2:39 PM
jnamcd said... I love the faux coverstitch, too! Great pullover and excellent review!
1/30/07 4:20 PM
MelissaB in WA said... Oh so fun and functional too - I love it Belinda! 1/30/07 5:16 PM
Debbie Cook said... Very cool!! I need a sweatshirt here today as it's near freezing. I love all the details and how you've changed it to be your own. 1/30/07 5:28 PM
Debbie Cook said... And ... OMG ... but those buttons are perfect, aren't they? ;-) 1/30/07 5:29 PM
AnneMarie60 said... Very nice touches. Great jacket. 1/30/07 9:35 PM
cecelia said... I like your twist on this sweatshirt, especially the closures and decorative stitching. 1/31/07 10:41 AM
Sherril Miller said... Gosh, I really like this top. The color is wonderful as well as all the design details. Classic. 1/31/07 8:00 PM
cathy45 said... This is fabulous! LOVE those closures!! Great job! 2/1/07 11:01 PM
Darla in PA said... What a cute top! Looks good on you. The details are wonderful! 2/3/07 10:08 AM
LiZ said... Belinda all the little details make this a fabulous top that looks really great. 2/3/07 7:34 PM
Terri Smith said... When I got my Burda WoF mag, I thought this was so cute, but I am not ready to tackle it just yet. That said, you are a great inspiration and just too cute! 2/5/07 6:47 PM
Debra H said... Getting ready to make this and glad we aren't living in the same town...basically using the same color but in velour. Your closeup of button/toggles is very helpful. You did a great job with the hoodie. 3/5/07 8:35 PM
Debra H said... I loved this pattern too...glad we don't live in the same town as you and I would look like "twins." Mine is turquoise with black trim also. 11/14/07 11:22 PM
Fantastic top, Belinda. This is too nice to refer to as a sweatshirt. I love the wooden buttons and leather.
1/29/07 11:09 PM
OMG this is adora-ble! It's sporty and I love the fabric and the color. The closures are cute and contrast top stitching is awesome. Will you make one for me???
1/29/07 11:09 PM
Very cute top. Where did you get the fabric?
1/29/07 11:23 PM
Cheryl, the fabric is from a wholesaler in Melbourne Australia that I visited with fellow PR members last year.
1/29/07 11:26 PM
Belinda, that is really cute...love the colour ...hehe. Will the leather tabs be ok to wash?
1/29/07 11:56 PM
this is a gorgeous top.. the colour suits you so well.
1/29/07 11:59 PM
Thanks for this review, I love the fleece top -- Much too glam to be called a sweatshirt! The color is wonderful on you & the leather & buttons are very nicely done. The stitching is just the right finishing touch!
1/30/07 0:04 AM
Absolutely fabulous, well done !
1/30/07 0:23 AM
HKS, only time will tell with the leather. :) It went through the first wash with no problems. I couldn't find imitation leather, so figured I'd start with the real stuff and replace it later if need be with the fake stuff. :)
1/30/07 0:57 AM
Cool top, I like the fasteners.
1/30/07 1:46 AM
I have been thinking of making this and you have convinced me to try it with the lovely results you have achieved! Thanks for the review.
1/30/07 2:59 AM
Belinda, you are on a roll, school holidays and all ! Love this, heck, I just love everything you sew :)))
1/30/07 4:02 AM
Wow--looks like expensive RTW! You sewed this perfectly, and I like your version better than Burda's. Thx for the hood pattern visual :) Thing is, it's so far off your shoulders perhaps a 38 w/FBA would be better?
1/30/07 5:20 AM
It looks great. Topstitching particularly impressive. Any chance of a photo of the hood "on" so we can see what it looks like?
1/30/07 5:37 AM
Katharine, I selected the size 40 by my high bust m'ment. From experience a Burda 38 is too small all over on me. I usually sew a 40 with an FBA but this time I used the ease in-built into the style. A sweatshirt like this is usually drafted with an extended shoulder, so meant to sit off the shoulder approx. 0.5". Maybe I could do a narrow shoulder adjustment but I like where the shoulder sits. :)
1/30/07 6:13 AM
Most stylish sweatshirt I've ever seen.
1/30/07 7:13 AM
Oh, I love the top. Much, much nicer than the one in the magazine, and so professionally finished.
1/30/07 7:18 AM
Wow! It's perfect!
1/30/07 8:13 AM
Great style.
1/30/07 8:19 AM
Cute sweatshirt! I love the contrast of the topstitching and the front closures, it looks great on the blue.
1/30/07 8:37 AM
Fabulous! Wouldn't you know I don't have that issue.
1/30/07 9:06 AM
That's super cute, Belinda. Great details!
1/30/07 9:21 AM
Belinda, this is just over-the-top cute! I love it and it looks wonderful on you. Looks like it's from an uber-haute boutique-- you should be so proud!
1/30/07 9:26 AM
I like the details. I am certain I would have been a bit intimidated by them!
1/30/07 10:18 AM
I was just looking at that pattern a few nights ago. Very nice job!!!
1/30/07 11:07 AM
Oh! Very eye-catching and very nice work!
1/30/07 11:14 AM
Very nice top, Belinda. I like this top without the pouch pocket in the front. Gives it a much cleaner, high end look. Great job with the stitching and embellishments.
1/30/07 11:52 AM
Cool sweatshirt. I like it without the patch pocket as well. Terrific job on the topstitching and closures!
1/30/07 12:14 PM
Very cute!
1/30/07 12:20 PM
That is soo cute- you did a great job on the top-stitching! I love the "faux" coverstitch-I use that stitch the same way! Thanks for reviewing this, it turned out wonderfully.
1/30/07 2:35 PM
Very foxy. This color is beautiful on you. The details are very cute.
1/30/07 2:39 PM
I love the faux coverstitch, too! Great pullover and excellent review!
1/30/07 4:20 PM
Oh so fun and functional too - I love it Belinda!
1/30/07 5:16 PM
Very cool!! I need a sweatshirt here today as it's near freezing. I love all the details and how you've changed it to be your own.
1/30/07 5:28 PM
And ... OMG ... but those buttons are perfect, aren't they? ;-)
1/30/07 5:29 PM
Very nice touches. Great jacket.
1/30/07 9:35 PM
I like your twist on this sweatshirt, especially the closures and decorative stitching.
1/31/07 10:41 AM
Gosh, I really like this top. The color is wonderful as well as all the design details. Classic.
1/31/07 8:00 PM
This is fabulous! LOVE those closures!! Great job!
2/1/07 11:01 PM
What a cute top! Looks good on you. The details are wonderful!
2/3/07 10:08 AM
Belinda all the little details make this a fabulous top that looks really great.
2/3/07 7:34 PM
When I got my Burda WoF mag, I thought this was so cute, but I am not ready to tackle it just yet. That said, you are a great inspiration and just too cute!
2/5/07 6:47 PM
Getting ready to make this and glad we aren't living in the same town...basically using the same color but in velour. Your closeup of button/toggles is very helpful. You did a great job with the hoodie.
3/5/07 8:35 PM
I loved this pattern too...glad we don't live in the same town as you and I would look like "twins." Mine is turquoise with black trim also.
11/14/07 11:22 PM