I have made this top a few times. The results have really differed a lot depending on the fabric. The first one I made in a stable poly patterned knit from Gorgeous Fabrics. I never buy polyester ready-to-wear garments, so it amuses me that I spend my time sewing it. However, the prints are so cool and the fabric I get from GF is uniformly awesome. This one is no exception. I love the top and thought I had a TNT pattern.
The skirt is from a free download from Hot Patterns! I cut a bunch of length off the bottom and lined it in an inexpensive white poly knit from Joann's. I love to wear this skirt; it is so comfortable and swishy. It was very easy to sew. There is an elastic waistband. However, I thought it would be a flattering silhouette for my pear-shaped figure, but I am not so sure now. Maybe it's that I wear it to work but it doesn't project "power." Ha ha ha, I am such a milquetoast that I need my clothes to keep the ruse going. I still love the skirt.
The skirt is from a free download from Hot Patterns! I cut a bunch of length off the bottom and lined it in an inexpensive white poly knit from Joann's. I love to wear this skirt; it is so comfortable and swishy. It was very easy to sew. There is an elastic waistband. However, I thought it would be a flattering silhouette for my pear-shaped figure, but I am not so sure now. Maybe it's that I wear it to work but it doesn't project "power." Ha ha ha, I am such a milquetoast that I need my clothes to keep the ruse going. I still love the skirt.
I made a second New Look 6901 in some leftover rayon knit jersey I had. It was left over from the Jalie 2806 top I made. Since that one was a disaster, I thought I'd use my "TNT" with this silky red fabric and I could have a splash of red to wear. It's okay. I just don't like how frumpy the fabric looks. Maybe I don't care for it properly. It looks pretty good to me in these pictures. Interesting.
The most recent version of it that I made was in that strange white cotton knit that I made the Jalie 2793 out of and did not like. Only I made this one first. I needed a white top fast for my first ever orchestra concert! This is all I had in the stash and I didn't see why it wouldn't work. I wanted long sleeves so I extended them. The neck just doesn't drape the way I imagined it would. I don't know what I was thinking with this cotton. I was so displeased with it that I did not even hem the sleeves or bottom; I just serged them. The top does not look so bad in these pictures and I'm sure it looked fine if you caught a glimpse of me behind the concertmaster, but trust me, it is icky.
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