One of the items on my Make Nine 2019 Challenge list—the Collins Top, a pattern by In the Folds—is finished!
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| Collins Top from In the Folds. Fabric is Nikko Geo by Diamond Textiles. |
With a pre-washed piece of Nikko Geo—a lovely yarn-dyed stripe from Diamond Textiles—from my stash in hand, I pulled the pattern from the envelope earlier this month and began the making process.
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| Ready to start my Collins Top. |
With a yarn-dyed fabric, lining up the pattern pieces on the straight of grain is a cinch!
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| Laying out the pattern pieces. |
This pattern has opportunities for changing the directions of the stripes for a more interesting top. The pattern instructions actually encouraged it!
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| Collins Top front view. |
I like the wedge at the bottom of the back center panel. Nice detail!
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| Collins Top back view. |
My Pattern Modifications
I set an objective to document my projects for the Make Nine Challenge, so these are the modifications I made to this pattern. They were minimal.
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| Neckline bias binding on my Collins Top. |
- added 3/4" length to front and back.
- took in about 1/8" at each seam at the neck. The neck was too open for my liking.
- eliminated the back opening and button closure. This was an option in the pattern instructions and the neck opening was still large enough to pull the top on over my head.
- made the bias neck binding visible. The pattern instructions were to roll the binding completely to the inside of the top. Since I had other details featuring the striped fabric, I thought a "pepperminty" stripe at the neckline added to these details.
I finished the neck, sleeve and bodice hems by hand. Voila! My new Collins Top is finished! One project down and 8 to go for Make Nine 2019.
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| Collins Top back view. |
