I realized this week that I'm going on vacation next week, and when I was thinking about what I wanted to wear on the trip I realized I had crucial gap in my wardrobe. Luckily, I had already made the top once before, I had fabric prepped, and I had some spare hours to sew this top up.
From start to finish, this took me about 4 hours. If I had not spent 1 one those hours fighting with the coverstitch function on my serger, this would have taken me 3. If I was not being super careful and basting most of the seams, I probably could have done this in 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
The only alteration I made was to make the sleeves 2 inches longer, this made the sleeves a great 3/4 length for me. Unaltered the sleeves are a bit longer than elbow length and just feel odd. I probably need to figure out a swayback alteration on this top but it can wait for the next time I make it.
I would be interested in tips on working with my coverstitch. I think the secret is I need coverstitch-specific needles, and I am having a tough time finding those that use the ELx705 system.
I still need more practice in balancing my serger seams, but I am happy with how this top turned out. It's really comfortable and I'm looking forward to this being a staple in my wardrobe.
