Item #2 for the Mini Wardrobe contest is done! Sorry for the dark pics. We had to take them in the AM before Mitch went to work.
After two muslins, I got the fit ironed out and the neckline is nice and flat. I like the style of the top, but I'm not sure that I'm in love with it for the wardrobe contest. I'm going to finish up my other pieces and see how I feel. As you can see, Mitch talked me out of the boring solid lavender and into this stripe, which is how the top is styled in the burda mag. You can see it
here and
here. Since they made it in a stripe, burda included stripe matching markings on the pattern pieces. Boy, were those awesome!! You can see (I hope) in the above photo how well the stripes match across the side seams, despite the bodice being in two pieces and the back only one. Pretty nice.
And the sleeves matched up beautifully as well. You can barely see the seam!! You can also see ow much I changed the neckline from the original. I added 3 (!!) inches at CB and tapered around to 1/2 inch at CF. Now it covers my bra straps! I also added 2 inches to the length and did a 1 inch FBA. After constructing this top twice, for the third I tossed burda's instructions entirely and did it my own way, which was much better IMO.
After wearing this top all day, I pretty much like it. It's soft and comfy. The only thing that bugged me about it was that it had a bit of a tendency to ride up over the girls, so I spent a lot of time tugging it down. I'm wondering if maybe I needed just a tiny bit more length. If I make this again, I think I'll add 1/2 inch or so to the length of the upper bodice.
