If you’re just joining me for Dressin’ Up Week, I showed you a shirt on Friday and a dress on Saturday. For today, I made another shirt. And I gotta be honest here: I love this shirt.
I think I’m going to want to wear it every day.
I fashioned it after this top that I bought a while back. I loved the sheer, ruffled neckline, stretchy waist banded, flowy, sheer, black and white goodness of it. But then, the last time I washed it, all the elastic thread in the waist band started coming out and it’s now worthless to wear. So sad.
I bought this silky white with black pin dots fabric at Joann’s a while back with a coupon. I didn’t really have a plan for it except a top. After buying a few other supplies for this top, it probably cost $10 or less.
I think this top is now the piece of clothing I’m most proud of having made myself. It definitely took more attention to detail and careful crafting. The ruffles, arm holes and waistline (not shown. I like the way it looks tucked in better) are trimmed in black bias tape. Top stitching took it from nice to had to squeal inside my head with delight (Jace was sleeping and keeping him that way was worth more than expressing my absolute joy).
The back is just all one panel with the thin collar that wraps around from the front.
I took pictures along the way to be able to make a full tutorial. If you’d like to know how to make this, let me know and I’ll post one. It’s just more intensive than my usual tops and being able to lay out the shirt it was fashioned after helped me with sizing. But I’m sure a somewhat experienced seamstress could easily make sense of a tutorial.
*****UPDATE: I have created a tutorial for this top! You can see it HERE*****
*****UPDATE: I have created a tutorial for this top! You can see it HERE*****
Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget about tomorrow's Make it by Monday challenge where our theme is RED.
Parties I’ll be linking up with:
Hoo’s Got Talent, The Sunday Scoop, The Sunday Showcase Party, Made By You Monday, Market Yourself Monday, Making the World Cuter Monday, Weekend Wrap Up, Motivate Me Monday, Frugalicious Friday, Feature Yourself Friday, Just Something I Whipped Up, Mad Skills Party, Get Your Craft On, Anything Related, Make it Yours Day, The Shabby Nest, Kojo Designs, Tea Rose Home, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Real Momma, Real Style, Idea Sharing Wednesday, Creative-ly U, Tutorials and Tips Tuesday, Sew Cute Tuesday, Make it, Wear It, Show and Tell Saturday
I would love it if you could show a tutorial for your beautiful polka-dot top. It looks so pretty and very well made? I bought something similar many years and wore it to death.
ReplyDeleteWow! Can't wait for the tutorial! This is SUCH a cute top.
ReplyDeleteI love it and would LOVE a tutorial please!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute top!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! You look gorgeous :) I'd love a tutorial if you're up for it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I so love this shirt! Love for you to come link up to my Rock your Runway
ReplyDeleteparty every Wednesday!
That is really cute, you should be proud.
ReplyDeleteoh my-- LOVE-- would love to see a tutorial. beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteDesi
weeshareblog@gmail.com
Love this top on you!!! You are going to have quite the wardrobe soon!! :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!! Great job, Jill. I'd read a tutorial on this cute top.
ReplyDeleteI love the top! It really doesn't look hand made! Please do a tutorial :) I like the whole outfit, I'm just doing my first jumper to cardigan refashion, but one day I'd love to be able to make my own clothes.
ReplyDeleteWow, how impressive!! That took some real sewing skill, which I freely admit, I do not have :).
ReplyDeleteJust followed you here from Real Momma, Real Style.
Jeanine
that top is too cute and i LOVE your hair in both photos!
ReplyDeleteLove your top, so pretty and feminine!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Adorable top!
ReplyDeleteWOw that is amazing. I don't blame you for being SUPER proud of this top, its fabulous. You look lovely in it, and the ruffles are just perfect. I'm not usually crazy about ruffles FOR ME, but I would so love this top. Totally do a tutorial I'd love that!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great night girl!!
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I'm a new follower from Momma Go Round! I love this top and would love a tutorial. It's beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteSarah @ This Crazy Blessed Life
please please post a tutorial i love you ideas
ReplyDeleteserena from serenasnook.com
I think it goes without saying that YES, we'd like a tutorial, please! That top is gorgeous! Love all those ruffles!
ReplyDeletewhat a great top, you did an amazing job.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cute top! I would love to see a tutorial for it!
ReplyDeleteVery cute top!
ReplyDeletethis is sooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove this one too! Wow...you are so very talented!
ReplyDeleteKara
www.mineforthemaking.com
Adorable! Tutorial? YES...please!
ReplyDeleteLove this top. In fact, I must confess that I love anything that can be dressed up and then dressed down or vice versa. This blouse truly goes from daytime to evening without even missing a beat.
ReplyDeleteIt is really nice. ~Major Moma
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I really like it. I am trying to figure out where to wear it:) But, alas I keep envisioning it with peanut butter kisses.
ReplyDeleteWe are hosting a Make for Mom linky party this month, and I would be thrilled if you would link this and the rest of your sewing for you projects-over at this link http://shaffer-sisters.blogspot.com/2013/05/make-for-mom-link-up.html
with love,
-Jo