Jalie 2794 Sweetheart Tops

Rawr! I'm so ready to jump in to Jungle January!!

As soon as prttynpnk announced that she was hosting this little online get together, I ran to my stash and pulled out a few favorite animal prints. Hmmm, I may need an extension...

Myra shares my love of all things furry, so I knew I'd be sewing up some jungle-y goodness for her as well.

We decided to get rolling with a few quick Jalie Sweetheart tops, Mommy-daughter style.

Myra's is a size 104, with the sleeves lengthened to her wrist, rather than 3/4. I've made this tee for her before (already traced! Woo-hoo!), and I knew it was a little low cut, so I raised the neckline about 1/2 inch. She insisted that there be some pink, so I made the bands in hot pink to match her favorite leggings.

Mine is a size S, with a cheater FBA out to size U and an inch added to the neckline. As drafted, it shows bra, so I wasn't taking any chances. Due to the construction of the front, the FBA was a little tricky. I'll show you how I did it in a separate post.
ETA: I added a tutorial for the FBA and the double band neckline. You can find it here.

I'm really thrilled with the neckline finish on this one. I was debating what fabric to use for the bands, so I posted the question to my sewing sisters on Instagram and Facebook. There was a pretty even split between using the metallic vs. self fabric. Then Karla suggested using both, and yeah. I had to do it, and I LOVE it. The method is surprisingly easy. I'll post a little mini-tutorial along with the FBA discussion. (See link above.)

Our photo shoot was pretty fun. Myra insisted that we be silly, so she pulled some funny faces.

But we both really love our new tops!

Myra insisted I show you this one. I'm not sure what we're supposed to be here, but it's definitely silly!

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