Stashbuster Top and January Roundup
This week I was not sure what to make, so I decided to stashbust a piece of patterned voile, originally from Spotlight. It has been stashed away for years because I only bought a tiny amount - from memory it was $24.95 and could not work out what to make from it. I had just under 70 cms of 112 wide fabric with a nap. Enter Butterick 6214: I recently made this top in a nice drapey fabric (post here) , which I think is really needed for this sort of top. As you can see in the picture of the model, even a softer top tends to box out. I knew a voile top would not drape well, but this did not really bother me - in hot humid weather you just want something nice and light and cool. I could use my pretty piece and then something else for sleeves and contrast bottom. I rummaged in my pieces and found some lawn that was left over from something, and it went perfectly with the patterned piece. Voila...the top will be made :) I have modified the pattern a bit