Tuesday 2 October 2012

When is a twist not a twist???

When it is described as a 'lapped front', of course! Which is exactly what Butterick 5484 is, though the line drawing does give the impression of it being a twist, not a lap ... obviously I chose a pattern here with my eyes closed, as I was expecting a twisty front...
Not to worry, the lapped front worked out well anyway. Not a bad pattern to whip up, and end result is on par with any of the current RTW tops found currently at the shops...
Talk about a quick top! Only 2 pattern pieces (front and back) to produce this, in about 1 hour from start to finish. And the next time will be even quicker, I'm sure. I used a belt buckle, and just nipped off the prong. But there isn't a huge exciting range of buckles out there in the shops! I do think my buckle gets lost a tad in amongst all the other circles...
The shoulder detail is pleated which gives fall nicely towards the buckle. I did top-stitch down a few centimetres on each pleat just to hold them in place...
The back is plain, with a centre seam which is great for tweaking at fitting...
I will be making a few more of these over the coming months for work, as it is just soooo easy to make, and wear....
Just tell me when to smile...

15 comments:

  1. It looks really nice! I would be making a lot of these! No matter the definition of twist, when it´s pretty, it´s pretty!

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  2. You're right, this is a great pattern. I can see you making loads of these in all sorts of colours. I never seem to buy patterns for tops and then wonder why I don't have decent tops in my wardrobe. I think I need this pattern. I find interesting buckles in the op shops fairly regularly.

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  3. What a perfect fabric choice for that top! It looks great on you!

    You can smile now..... :)

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  4. WSell--it looks twisty. And it's cute.

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  5. Great top - love the lapped top - lovely fabric.

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  6. Great top whatever you call it! Gotta love a 2 hour project too, specially when it looks as good as this

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  7. The top looks good and nice on you! Whatever you call the scrunchy bit in the front!

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  8. Beautiful top, and beautifully made! I like the buckle detail - makes me think of all the old buckles I have lying around. Might have to try this pattern, I think.

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  9. Great looking top and wonderful it's so quick too - you could try thrift stores for old buckles too

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  10. Looks great, I like the pleat detail at the shoulders and the buckle/twist bit at the front.

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  11. I just love this top on you! Great fabric!

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  12. Oh, I love it! Another perfect summer top.

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  13. Such a fine looking top with lovely details!

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  14. Really cute.. I like buckle detail.. Great blouse.

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  15. Love the fabric, such quick results.
    I'm a devil for cutting off buckles, buttons, etc off old clothes. Sometimes these things can cost more than the fabric, this is definitely the case when making bags.

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