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 Rainbow Top "Pin It")
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This is based on a burdastyle magazine pattern from the April 2012 issue (it’s number 116) using some very beautiful and very cheap (100 yen for a metre!) Japanese fabric that grabbed my attention. I get lots of approving looks from little old ladies on the train in Tokyo, and it’s my most successful top to date! I pretty much followed the pattern instructions, but I changed the collar (by adding a narrower band of interfacing) to make it less like a school blouse. I think it needs to be longer, but it works well as a light jacket over dresses and as a blouse with high waisted skirts and trousers.Material Notes
Cotton
Difficulty
Novice
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 Rainbow Top "Pin It")
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Sep 3, 2012, 09.28 PMby poldapop
Oh, this is fantastic. I love the fabric and are those square buttons? Very cool!
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Sep 5, 2012, 06.48 AMby bethmaryharley
They are square! Although I lost one of them because I didn’t sew it on tight enough… :( Thank you! I love fabric shopping here – there’s just so many beautiful designs and colours!
Jul 9, 2012, 07.38 PMby Heleen de Haan
I loved Japan! We will definitely return to Tokyo one day :) I really have to get started on this project! now i’m totally excited :)
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Jul 10, 2012, 06.50 AMby bethmaryharley
I can’t wait to see! What are you making with it? Very glad you liked it here, but it’s a bit too humid and hot for me at the moment!
Jul 6, 2012, 09.26 AMby janul
beautiful fabric!
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Jul 9, 2012, 06.30 AMby bethmaryharley
Jul 9, 2012, 07.50 PMby janul
I have a dress with similar pattern! in fact, it´s traditional pattern for sea (waves)… http://okami.fr/blog/en/t-shirt-marin/
Jul 10, 2012, 06.47 AMby bethmaryharley
Wow! That would be a very cool dress! Did you make it and have you uploaded a photo? I would love to see it!
Jul 14, 2012, 09.32 PMby janul
I didn´t make the dress :). In fact, the wave pattern is combined with other patterns, the dress looks kind of asian… I got it in a thrift store :). A friend told me it´s the sea pattern when he saw me in the dress :).
Jul 6, 2012, 05.54 AMby Heleen de Haan
oh wow! I bought the same wonderful fabric when I was in Japan last fall, I’m still figuring out what to make out of it. I like it so much I want something really nice :) mine was just a bit more expensive than 100 yen per meter haha! I really like your blouse!
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Jul 9, 2012, 06.29 AMby bethmaryharley
Jul 5, 2012, 08.58 PMby pink-cornelia
absolutely, love it. the print is so pretty, very stylish top.
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Jul 9, 2012, 06.28 AMby bethmaryharley
Thank you! I think the print would look great whatever it was made into! I love it so much, I keep using it to make very funky pockets for plain skirts! :)