Sunday 6 May 2012

Simplicity 4076 - Wild Horses ......and Mushrooms.

Wild Horses will not drag my daughter into modelling this top for my blog. Nor will love nor money. I have tried threats, bribes, cajoling and even down right begging.  I have ( eventually ) learnt not to bother asking anymore. Daffy is so much more obliging so she will be modelling again.


Last year my eldest DD came home from a day in the city saying she wanted to sew a maxi skirt. After I picked myself up off the floor and I showed her my only pattern for such a skirt - a lovely Issey Miyake design. We toddled off to Spotlight and my daughter found this lovely Sorrento dry knit . Usually when I visit Spotlight I only find kacky prints in garish colours . The maxi skirt was a fabric hog so there were large remnants which I wanted to sew into a top for myself. 
However in a fit of motherly madness I offered to make the remaining fabric into a top for my daughter and she said yes !




This is Simplicity 4076 , arguably the most reviewed pattern on Pattern Review. I have made this four times now but this is the first time making this view. I had been put off by reviewers saying the ease was excessive for the draped front but I did not find this at all. I changed the sleeves from the long bell shaped ones to tapered sleeves and also added little loops and buttons to the gathered side.

In the end there were remnants of the remnants - enough to make into partial top using some co-ordinating mesh to fill in the missing bits - I will try to sew this next . So I get to have my cake and eat it too. Talking about food  ....... I discovered the above ah , um unusual mushrooms on my daily doggy walk . I wonder if they are edible - perhaps I could make cream of mushroom soup ! I just thought I would add in that last photo for a laugh. Cheers Janine.

10 comments:

  1. The top looks great! And the mushrooms, haha :D

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  2. Love the knit top! It looks fantastic and the print is so attractive. Those mushrooms are hilarious!

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  3. Thanks for the lovely comments you left on my blog. Your top looks great. I bought this pattern for the view you made but I've never made it just the gathered neck style and I love it. Looks like I will have to make the crossover version as well. What a scream those mushrooms are!!

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  4. totally crushing on the little buttons on the side- too cute!

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  5. Super cute with your buttons!

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  6. My son thought they looked like eyes...cute! My daughter came up with a joke....what do you call a mushroom that likes to party...a fun guy! lol.

    Seriously though, your buttons match the fabric beautifully.

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  7. I love the button detail, and what great fabric.

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  8. A very cute top, and I love the fabric you've chosen. I hope your daughter enjoys wearing it!
    Thanks so much for your comment Janine, and no, my new ombre skirt is not the "weird" project :D That is yet to come.
    The mushroom picture is pretty funny!!

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  9. Janine, those mushrooms made me BUST out laughing.

    Love the top, especially the buttons. Very cute idea. Thanks for your recent comments re: my dress. I agree.

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  10. The top looks great in that pretty print. I have made that pattern many times myself. An Issey M maxi skirt made in the same fabric is intriguing. I would love to see that.

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