I made this top for my daughter, Violet, this past spring, when she was still wearing clothes that I had handmade. Now that she’s 2, all she wants to wear is her big brother’s Spiderman stuff. At first I was secretly disappointed, but I think I found a fix. Hopefully I can post that project for you next week whenever I receive the fabric in the mail: I found some various Spiderman fabrics with pink backgrounds, and I am going to try them out on the ModKid Frida pattern which I have been hoarding!
But until then, here is the Tuesday Top from Googoo A GoGo on Etsy.
Fabric – For my first attempt at making the top, I used Alexander Henry Apples and Pears in blue. The second time I made it in Alexander Henry 2-D Zoo in pink. I think Alexander Henry has some of the greatest children’s fabrics! The pattern allows you to use different fabric combinations for the sleeves, optional pockets, and optional ruffles, but I just wanted to use one fabric for each one. There is also bias tape under the arms, but I made my own out of old t-shirt fabric.
Pattern Pieces – For the option that I chose, there were minimal pieces, at it is just comprised of the front, back, and sleeves. There are also pockets and ruffles, if you so choose.
Illustrations/Instructions – Everything about this pattern was easy to follow. The text was nice and clear, the photos were zoomed in and appropriate to the steps that you needed to follow. The first time I made the top, I felt the sleeves were a bit too big and wing-like (although my husband preferred this style); so when I made the top the second time, I trimmed in each side of the sleeve about 1/2″. Other than that, I didn’t make any other changes to the pattern because I liked it just the way it was.
Conclusion – I feel like this would be a great pattern for a beginner to sew. If you stick with the basic option, it will be a quick project. Besides sewing a straight seam, the only other skill you will need to use is sewing the bias around the sleeves and making one casing for the elastic, which continues through the neckline and to both sleeves.
Adorable tops on an adorable girl. Makes me wish I had a little girl to sew for again. My little girl is 22 and she still lets me make her costumes and an occasional garment.