Tuscany women's top pattern - sewing tutorial
DESCRIPTION OF TOP
This is a close-fitting bustier top with princess seams. It fastens with a center back open end zipper.
Sizes 34-44 for 170 cm (66,9 in) height.
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
Crepe, satin, medium weight fabrics for dresses or suits. Jersey fabrics also can be used.
Also needed:
– Lining;
– Interfacing;
– Fusible tape for thickening edges for the zipper;
– Bias fusible tape for the neckline;
– 20 cm (7,9’’) long open end zipper.
Seam allowances: pattern pieces already include 1 cm (0.39”) seam allowances for all edges.
FABRIC CONSUMPTION (CM/IN)
Fabric width 150 cm (59,1 in)
|
International Size \ European size |
XXS / 34 |
XS / 36 |
S / 38 |
M / 40 |
L / 42 |
XL / 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric, cm | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 |
| Main fabric, in | 17,77" | 17,77" | 18,5" | 18,5" | 19,7" | 19,7" |
| Lining, cm | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 |
| Lining, in | 17,7" | 17,7" | 18,5" | 18,5" | 19,7" | 19,7" |
Attention! Please account for shrinkage and buy 5-10% more than required.
PATTERN PIECES
(№ – Name – Pieces’ quantity)
Main fabric:
1 – Front centre – 1
2 – Front side – 2
3 – Back centre – 2
4 – Back side – 2
Lining
11 – Front centre – 1
12 – Front side – 2
13 – Back centre – 2
14 – Back side – 2
SEWING INSTRUCTIONS
Fuse grain-reinforced bias tape to the neckline edge.
Attention! We recommend to interface the top’s pieces for light non-jersey fabrics if you want to archive a bustier effect. If you use jersey or thicker fabric, interfacing of neckline is enough.
Main fabric
1. Pin the front centre piece (1) and front side pieces (2) right sides together. Stitch on the sewing machine. Press.
2. Pin the back centre piece (3) and back side pieces (4) right sides together. Stitch on the sewing machine. Press.
3. Stitch together side seams and press.
Lining
1. Repeat the same actions as for pieces from the main fabric:
– Pin the front centre lining piece (11) and front side lining pieces (12) right sides together. Stitch on the sewing machine. Press.
– Pin the back centre lining piece (13) and back side lining pieces (14) right sides together. Stitch on the sewing machine. Press.
2. Stitch together side seams and press.
3. Place the outer top layer and the lining right sides together. Align the edges. Stitch the neckline first on the front and then on the back part of the garment on the sewing machine, bur finish 2.5-3 cm (1-1,2’’) before shoulder seams.
4. Clip into rounding parts stopping 0,2 cm (0,08’’) away from the seam line. Turn the right side out and understitch the seam allowances to the lining. Place the line of stitching 0.1 cm (0,04’’) away from the original seam. Stop 5 cm (2’’) before shoulder seams. Press.
5. Pin outer layer’s shoulder edges right sides together, stitch and press.
6. Pin lining’s shoulder edges right sides together, stitch and press.
7. Turn straps the wrong side out. Stitch open edges in shoulder area. Turn the right side out again and press.
8. Stitch the lower edges of the lining and the outer part together.
9. Turn the garment right side out and understitch the seam allowances to the lining. Place the line of stitching 0.1 cm (0,04’’) away from the original seam. Press.
Zipper
1. Turn the top wrong side out through the armhole.
2. Pin an open end zipper to the back’s central edges (the slider looks up). Stitch on the sewing machine. Turn the garment right side out. Press.
3. Put together the garment and the lining using hand stitches. Give the garment a final press!
