Oh yes, it’s another Japanese cotton seersucker make from Blogless Anna.  What can I say… it’s such a wonderful fabric to sew, wear and of course I love the no ironing thing too.

Plus, I recently learned that the raised sections of seersucker create small air pockets between the material and your skin. These pockets facilitate air circulation, allowing heat to dissipate more easily and sweat to evaporate more quickly.  This is why seersucker is so effective at keeping you cool in hot weather.

If you look very closely, you can see that the seersucker is in fact in the shape of lemons!  How good is that?  I’m a quirky girl at heart.

Now enough raving about the fabric, let’s talk about the pattern.

Let me introduce you to StyleArc’s Reynolds Woven Top.  Oh yes, it a good one!

I sewed this top in January and thankfully I made some notes on my phone so I can tell you…

• I sewed the sized 10 but shortened the neck elastic by 1″ (2.5cm) as I wanted the neckline to sit close to my neck
• I removed 1.5″ (4cm) from the length
• I used a 1.5″ (4cm) hem allowance
• I reduced the sleeve cuff by half and used it like a binding to enclose the seam allowance
• I didn’t follow the diagram on the instructions and cut out the neckline ‘v’ before stitching.  Instead, I sewed the ‘v’ and then clipped into the point.
• I top-stitched the ‘v’ to secure the facing and help everything stay in place

Will there be another Reynolds Tops… I think so.  Will there be more seersucker makes… most definitely.  In fact, a new Japanese seersucker delivery arrived at work yesterday!

Pattern:  StyleArc’s Reynolds Top
Size:  10
Fabric:  100% cotton seersucker
Alterations:  There were quite a few minor tweaks… see bullet points in the post
Outfit:  Jeans from Caro (from a few years ago), sandals from Radical Yes, handmade leather handbag (made by the lovely Jillian) necklace and beach glass earrings from Susan Ewington
Photo Location:  Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne