Top with Floating Overlay Panel
Introducing a women's sleeveless top pattern distinguished by a chic, asymmetrical floating overlay panel that creates elegant front pleating and a dynamic hemline.
When To Wear
This versatile top offers effortless style, perfect for a range of occasions:
- Smart Casual Outings: Ideal for elevated everyday wear or relaxed social gatherings when paired with jeans or tailored trousers.
- Business Casual Environments: a polished choice for the office, offering a modern twist on a classic blouse.
- Evening & Dinner Attire: Elevate your look for dinners or events by pairing with dress pants or skirts and heels.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed-fit, sleeveless top with a straight back and an artfully draped, asymmetrical front hemline.
Neckline: Classic round neckline, neatly finished with a bias binding.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with cleanly finished armholes, also bound with bias tape.
Front Detail: a distinctive floating overlay panel drapes from one shoulder, creating soft pleats and a modern asymmetrical line across the front.
Hem: The front features a dynamic asymmetrical hem formed by the overlay, contrasting with a straight back hem.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves working with knit fabrics, constructing darts and pleats, and neatly applying bias binding for the neckline and armholes.
Fabric Recommendations
For best results, choose knit fabrics with a medium degree of stretch that offer good drape:
- Knit fabrics made from natural fibers (e.g., cotton knits, merino jersey)
- Knit fabrics made from blended fibers (e.g., rayon blends, modal blends)
Additional Supplies
- Bias tape (width 4 cm) for finishing the neckline and armholes.
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all allowances – 1 cm. Hem allowance, center edge of the flying front – 1.2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Labels on the patterns are on the right side!
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Flying front - 1 piece
Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch bust darts on the front and flying front, press the fullness upwards.
- Serge the center and bottom edges of the flying front, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Place the flying front wrong side up onto the right side of the front and secure along the right shoulder, side seam, and armhole edge.
- Stitch the right shoulder seam, press allowances towards the back and serge.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the binding along the neckline edge with the right side and stitch. Clip the allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Fold and secure pleats on the left shoulder edge of the flying front. Fullness directed outwards, edges towards the neckline. Secure the left shoulder edges of the front and flying front.
- Stitch the left shoulder seam, press allowances towards the back and serge.
- Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise with the right side out and press. Place the binding along the armhole edge with the right side and stitch, fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece.
- Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
- Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
