Remember my first fabric dyeing foray here? Well, I finally found a use for the smaller remnant. I always had a top in mind for it, but it took me a while to decide on exactly what to sew. But the other day I stumbled across Salme Sewing Patterns and the lovely Hannah top. Immediately I was smitten.
My fabric was silk crepe de chine from Tessuti Fabrics, which worked beautifully with the design. This particular top was also a muslin of sorts for me since I wasn't 'in love' with my dye job and figured near enough would be good enough with this loose fitting style. However, now that it has been put together, I really like the pattern, especially the way it comes together on the back.
My Hannah is a fraction too big for me (just in that little area between my bust and armpits) but nothing I can't get away with, especially if I stand up tall and stick out my bust! I will definitely sew this top again (maybe with the last little bit of my fabric splurge!) but I am not sure if I should do a small bust adjustment or perhaps nip in each side seam by about 1/5 cm each. Doing this might lift the armscyes a little too which wouldn't hurt. What would you do?
Ooohh this is lovely! I love the way the dye pattern plays on the back - just gorgeous! From your pictures the fit doesn't look too bad - but I'd probably just nip it in at the side seams (I hate a low armsyce!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sallie! The back is my favourite part of this top. It was such a pleasant surprise...one of those projects I wasn't expecting much from but now I love it.
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