SEWmuchKNITting

Since it seems that I need a wardrobe "re-boot" for Spring, I've been taking a look at my stash of both patterns and fabric. I purchased 2 yards of this striped knit from Fabric.com a while back, and thought it would look good paired with  Vogue 8880 . The fabric recommendations from Vogue were "eyelet, crepe and jersey", so I thought I might be able to get away with using this stretchy knit. It worked out great!    This pattern uses a neckline facing for the front, and bias binding at the back neck. Huh?  I just made binding cut almost on the bias from the striped fabric for both the front and back neckline, and top-stitched it in place.  I did raise the front neckline V....it's pretty low on the pattern piece! The lower front and back are separate pieces attached at the waist, which forms the elastic casing. I did add 1 inch to the length of the top/back at the waist. And tho I made View C, I eliminated the lower sleeve piece to ...

I'm calling this one the "Better Late than Never" peplum :-)! Faye is hosting the 2013 Essential Top Sew-A-Long, and I had the best of intentions to boost my wardrobe with some new tops. Well....... The deadline is April 10th....wait...that's TODAY! I've been wanting to jump on the peplum bandwagon, especially with  Vogue 8815 , as it has become such a popular pattern with great results. I had some cobalt blue ponte knit from JoAnn Fabrics that I thought would work good,  but this first attempt turned out to be too small through the back and unwearable.  Below you can see my "Frankenstein" pattern: FBA Lengthened bodice Scooped out front neckline Widened back Sway-back adjustment The finished piece now fits great! I used a mystery fabric, a stable polyester knit that feels great on and was a pleasure to sew. The binding at the neckline made good use of the stripes. I think this top will see a...