I visited Sydney last weekend. A versatile player in my weekend wardrobe was a Burda top made up in a very soft, grey, bamboo knit sourced from Oddz and Endz in Noosa. The pattern is 02/2014 #135A.
I wore it on the plane, with black linen pants (not shown).
I wore it to a play, with my big red skirt.
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I wore it to Bondi, where we were nearly blown away.
I did make changes to the pattern. In the photo below, the back is in the upper portion of the photo. Other reviewers found the top too short, so I wanted to add some length. In the back this was simply a matter of splitting and spreading the pattern. For the front, I wanted to reduce the amount of the drape, as the original pattern looks a bit as though you are carrying a spare belly around. I split the front and overlapped at the split to reduce the amount of drape. I then split and spread the bottom sections to increase the length.
I was happy with the fit, though looking at the photos, the upper arm is pretty loose. I finished the neck edge with my coverstitch machine and binders.
I bought this same fabric in red and am wondering if I should just make up the same top again? Only looking at the sleeves in the photos, I think I need to adjust the fit of the sleeves in the upper arm.
6 comments:
Love this pattern and your modification will provide all the benefits I like but change it up a bit and make it more wearable. Hope to wrap my head around the pattern mods. Karen
Its a really interesting top, so nice to see it worn for different occasions. I like it with the smaller belly ;).
Your fabric choice looks perfect for the pattern, a beautiful drape and a colour that can be dressed up or casual, just right for travelling (or any small wardrobe!)
Don't ever visit Sydney again without saying hello! Love your new top. I picked that pattern out as one I'd eventually get around to sewing.
Thanks Gail! It was a rushed visit with lots of family but I'd love to come back and catch up with other sewers and spend more time in fabric shops....
What a great versatile top! Works so well with lots of different bottoms.
When I saw your first picture in this post, I thought "that top looks so much better on her than in the magazine". A ha! There was a reason for that. Thanks for sharing all the alterations you made. This top in red would get a lot of wear by me. Great color and style.
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