Update: Purple Knit Two-Piece
Hey everyone it's Zahira!
Do y'all remember that peplum skirt a made a VERY long time ago? And remember I said I was gonna make a matching top? Well, I did it!! It's been a long time coming, but it's finally done.
I used the fabric that I had left from sewing the skirt. It didn't look like there was very much fabric left, and I seriously doubted that I would have enough to make an entire top. But when I totally ignored the straight of the grain, there was plenty of fabric. (Disclaimer: try NOT to ignore the straight of the grain)
I used the same dress that I used to make the pencil dress pattern, but this time I used the top to make the top pattern (duh). The dress had long sleeves, so I used those too. I had to alter the top to make it into a v-neck. Being the perfectionist that I am, I started using trigonometry and a whole bunch of math that I'm sure was not necessary, but hey look at that v-neck. I probably could have cut a long 2.5 inch wide rectangle, with the edges cut at some angle and it would have looked fine.
To put it together, I first sewed the front and back together at the shoulder, then sewed in the sleeves before sewing the sides and the length of the sleeves. by sewing the sides and sleeves last, I was able to make sure the top fit me well. I actually cut out the neck binding after sewing the top together so I could measure the length of the rectangle I cut out. Then, I sewed the ends of the v-neck (at a very unnecessarily specific angle given to me by the magic of Pre-Calc 12) and sewed it to the neckline. Easy peasy, right?
Hope you guys also try to make an ensemble like this one!
XOXO,
Zahira
