My new top will come as a very un-surprise to anyone who has been following me in the Sewvember instagram challenge, haha!…
This pattern is Burdastyle 04/2014-115, with modified sleeves and my fabric is a silk hessian from Spotlight. It has a very loose weave, a rather pleasing slightly rough and rustic texture. The rich, almost buttery cream colour apparently suits me.
Now, I have received a handful of patterns of my choice from Burda… however this is NOT one of them. I had bought this magazine myself already! and I’ve already made the asymmetrical turtleneck top from the same collection in the mag. Ok, honesty here; I actually totally love just about this entire collection. It’s embarrassing to admit how easily I am swayed by colour choices. Those peacefully harmonious shades of soothing cool non-colours; *sigh* heavenly!
So style-wise, this is a plain design. And my choice of fabric; quite plain. But that’s ok, a bit of plain is a good thing to have in the wardrobe to set off the more eye-catching elements within. But as I was doing the sleeves, which are likewise as plain a style as could be, I worried that they were going to tip my blouse over into the territory of Irretrievably Bland. So I added a little feature; a faced split that has a little button closure on the corners. I’m very pleased with how this looks; quite primitive, like a vague sort of a nod towards a tailored shirtsleeve button placket.
Construction-wise, this is a nice, quick and simple little pattern and utterly foolproof… . oh, I put the wrong front lapping over. Haha. We’ll just pretend that I did that on purpose, ok? Ahem.
Insider biz; the side and shoulder seams are flat-felled, the sleeve seams overlocked. The neckline is faced with a bias-cut strip of pale yellow/cream cotton voile.
Finally, my usual criteria; if I saw this in a shop would I be tempted to buy? Heck, yeah! Plain is my middle name. Along with all the other middle names I adopt when the mood strikes. This is going to be worn a tonne 🙂
Details:
Top; Burdastyle 04/2014-115 with modified sleeves, cream silk hessian
Skirt; adaption of Vogue 1247, coffee lace with silk charmeuse lining, details here
Thongs; Mountain Designs
Sienna wears her own custom-fit coat
