Making a top 1

Welcome to another great weekend.....
Well, I didn't write yesterday as we are having a blues and jazz festival here in Aalborg, Denmark, where I live. 
And what is better than a little happy jazz........between showers and sunshine.....

I managed though, to make a top Thursday and shot a lot of photos. But the story behind first. 

When I buy fabrics isn't it because I have seen a photo of something, I want to make first, no, I see a store selling fabrics,  and then I look for bargains, but use my fingers when I choose..... (it has to give me a nice feeling, and it also help to decide the type of fabric)
And when I have found something I like, then the ideas are popping up.
If they turn into something real....? Well, but I usually take the fabrics home.
And then I have the option of buying packages with pieces of fabric, i.e. on the net. I do that once in a while too, and this top is, in the matter of facts, the result of such a bargain resently.

I had a piece of grey jersey and got the striped piece from such a package, received by mail.

and then the pattern.........

I had made this pattern for a dress a month ago (my daughter was going to be married, and I just had to find out what to wear) and it has already turned into several pieces of clothing. Look:

Some summerdresses and even a top










Well, let's just start:

 As it was leftovers and cheap parings, I had to make the top as long as the fabrics allowed (I had checked, that the lenght was ok) And remembered to add 1 cm/half an inch to all the edges (2-3 cm/ 1-2 inches at the bottoms to make a nice seam). I also checked all the sides, to be sure that all pieces had the same lenght. I used my tape measure vertically to make it follow the curves.

The small strip at the top of the photo is for the neck lining, I will show you how to do that tomorrow.

The result.

Now I will go listening to more good music, have a nice day