Anna and the technicolour dream top

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It’s hard to believe that I used to dress to be invisible, to blend in. I prefer the colourful, more confident me, who loves to accessorise, but I acknowledge that expressing myself through clothing and finding my style was a learned skill… as is posing for blog photos!

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The fabric is an amazing digitally AND screen printed viscose spandex knit from The Cloth Shop [sold out].  The palm trees were screen printed onto the fabric like icing on a cake.

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The pattern is StyleArc’s Sunny Knit Top.  The cocoon shape with slim sleeves is very flattering.  Cue awkward and embarrassing pose!

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Some reviews find the sleeves on this pattern to be too tight… they are fine on me, but I would suggest you flat measure the pattern and compare it to your bicep measurement.  If you need to add some width, StyleArc has a pattern adjustment tutorial for this exact alteration.

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I last sewed this pattern 5 years ago.

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This time I sewed a size 8 and shortened the top by 2″ (5cm)… 1″ (2.5cm) in the upper body and 1″ (2.5cm) in the lower panel.  I also remove the centre back seam (personal preference) and did my usual forward shoulder adjustment.

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This top is going on my list of favourite makes of 2020!

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Pattern:  Style Arc’s Sunny Knit Top
Size: 
8
Fabric: 
Viscose spandex knit from The Cloth Shop [sold out]
Alterations: 
Removed 1″ (2.5 cm) from the front and back pieces as well as 1″ (2.5 cm) from the cocoon shaped bottom band
Accessories:  Boots from Florsheim, jeans from Witchery and scarf from Elk (a few seasons ago).
Location:  Warrnambool foreshore

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