Monday, September 27, 2010

B5495

Last month, I was at Joann's during a Butterick sale and purchased only one pattern. I left feeling not-so-great about Butterick. Well, I might be having a change of heart. I was at Joann's again last week, during another Butterick sale, and decided to try again. This pattern and fabric were among my finds...



The pattern envelope said "Fast & Easy", no naturally something had to go wrong. In this case, the side front extended about 1 1/2" beyond the center front.



Normally, I would wonder if I accidentally cut two different sizes, but I was using the smallest one. I ended up laying the back onto the front and cutting off the excess. There was enough ease in the front to allow it to fit even after I removed the excess, but I'd still like to know what went wrong.

I love the top... except for the sleeves. They're kimono style, rather than set-in. It's not bad, but that style of sleeve is not my favorite. If I make this again, I'll make the sleeveless version and draft a sleeve to go onto it. At any rate, this is what I'll be wearing for lunch with the girls tomorrow.

3 comments:

Karen said...

I love your top! Especially like the fabric you chose for it. Congrats on finishing it off. :)

Jackie said...

Your top is cute. I have that exact fabric to make a top using a McCalls pattern. Haven't cut it out yet.

Victoria said...

Such a cute top and you picked a great pattern for that fabric (I have that pattern too)! Hope my top using the same fabric but different pattern turns out cute too!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

~Victoria
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