Christmas Top, New Look 6273.
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas, celebrated in the way that you like. DH and I had our planned very quiet day, spent relaxing, listening to Carols, reading, opening presents and eating. I made a new top for the day - only it was colder than I anticipated so I wore a little cardigan over the top to keep warmish. As the fabric is quite ornate, and I did not want to spoil the floral montage, I chose a very simple pattern. New Look 6273, which has a simple, unfitted shell top. It has side seams, a back seam with button closure, 5/8 inch hem at bottom (turned in and then turned again), and it is supposed to have binding at the neck and sleeve hems. I used binding at the sleeve hems, but cut a facing for the neckline, as I think a facing adds more stability and does not stretch. The size I used was 14. I hummed and hahhed about this, because this gave a finished measurement at the bust of 40 inches. My bust is 34 inches, but as the top does not hav