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Summery Chic Polkadot!

So crazy about this dot!


The fabric has been moved with me a few times in my fabric box with leftovers. I could not dispose of it. I can not even remember what I have ever made of it (or maybe it's from the leftover stock of my mom). It was only a small piece and after some creative juggling with the pattern it could still be a part of a summery top. The rest of the top is made of a discarded white t-shirt from my hubby.

Knipmode December 2016
The top is a pattern from Knipmode and I also used this pattern for the lace body from the Knipster contest last year. (see pictures on my Facebook). I made the pattern a bit narrower and so I had to wrinkle it less but made sure the top was still large enough. Now I could process the remainder of the polkadot fabric in a V-shape. For this I have been inspired by the Fenna sweater from La Maison Victor (which is also on my 'to-sew' list).




There are a lot of seams in the top, well maybe that's what makes this top unique. I halved the neck binding and I used a bra clasp instead of a button.


From remnants of the leftovers ;-) I made a kind of casing that I can attach to the back of my bra so that it is not visible. I drew the shape on a pattern paper and cut it twice from the fabric. The long side I sewed and I zoomed the short sides. An easy way to leave that bra out of sight and still have an open back.


Super summery top with lovely polkadots. Perfect for the mint green vintage-look skirt that I also made this week. Read about my skirt on this Blog.








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