Wednesday, July 2, 2008

McCall's 5589 - Yellow muumuu top

This is hot off my machine. I'm calling it my muumuu top because before I sewed in the elastic, that is exactly what it looked like. I fell in love with this fabric. It's a cotton lace and so very soft. And yellow, a color I adore. Then I went looking for a pattern and this is what I found. It turned out to be VERY blousy!!!

Aaaa! I spent a few hours thinking - how am I going to save this? I love this fabric! I spent more then I wanted to on this fabric! Needless to say, I cut off 2 inches and added an elastic casing. And voila! A cute summer top emerged. Here's the back view:

I love all the pleats - on the front, the back, and the sleeves. I made view A - the green print on the pattern envelope - without the tie and buttons down the front. I put three small buttons in the front on the neck band. Here is the up close view:

Since it's see-through, I've got on a nude camisole underneath. This was fast and fun to make, especially after I figured out how to make it less moo-moo-ish. What do you think?

11 comments:

  1. the perfect save for an adorably feminine shirt! cute cute cute!

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  2. CUTE!! What a SMART idea on how to alter this top!! Doesn't look preggers at all!! (Maybe I'll consider this, too!!)
    Enjoy wearing it and the compliments that come your way!!
    Soft hug,
    Rhonda in Montreal (PR)

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  3. Well it was a great save!! I love teh color and it looks uber comfy.

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  4. I really like your save for this!! Your version looks fab!

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  5. Wonderful top. I would never have looked twice at this pattern! Now I want it! That's a sign of a great save :D

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  6. Great looking top. This is my first time viewing your blog with much pleasure I must add.

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  7. Lovely top, I am enjoying seeing your work, you have a great eye for following current styles. thankyou for sharing

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  8. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. It's really nice to have other people besides my poor husband to share my creations with.

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  9. The color, fabric, and final design really work together well! Seems like all the "blousy" patterns lately are just huge, but you did a great job making this figure flattering!

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  10. I love your version of the top and great blog.

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  11. Super Cute! I normally wouldn't have looked twice at this pattern but your version is so cute I may just have to try it out.

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