Jersey top
Introducing a comfortable tunic-style jersey top featuring a practical half-zip front, stylish roll-tab sleeves, and a flattering flared silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile jersey top is perfect for a range of everyday and casual settings:
- Everyday Comfort: Ideal for daily wear, providing a relaxed yet polished look for home or errands.
- Casual Outings: a smart-casual choice for meeting friends, shopping, or informal daytime events.
- Transitional Styling: Suitable for layering or standalone wear, adapting effortlessly to changing seasons.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a-line tunic silhouette that drapes gracefully, flaring gently from the bust to a relaxed hem.
Neckline: a simple, rounded scoop neckline that opens into the central zipper.
Closure: Practical half-zip front closure with visible zipper teeth, extending from the neckline.
Sleeves: Three-quarter length sleeves designed with roll-tabs for adjustable styling, secured by a button (button not shown, but implied by tab function).
Pockets: Two rectangular chest pockets with buttoned flaps, adding a functional and decorative element.
Back: Features a clean back yoke and a single inverted pleat below the yoke at the center back, enhancing ease of movement and drape.
Hem: Rounded, slightly high-low hemline that adds a modern touch to the tunic length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in zipper insertion, constructing flap pockets, creating roll-tab sleeves, and working with knit fabrics.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight knit fabrics with a low degree of stretch, such as:
- Thin knit fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Knit fusible interfacing
- 2 buttons
- Zipper
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 seams 1 cm; hem allowance for back and front bottom – 2.0 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back yoke - 1 piece
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 4 pieces
- Flap – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Sleeve tab – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Flap – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. Hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.
- Interface pieces with fusible interfacing.
- Cut the front between the marked zipper attachment lines. Make diagonal cuts 1.0 – 1.5 cm from the end of the marking. Turn the cut allowances to the wrong side, straighten the edges. Adjust the end of the cut from the wrong side. Place the zipper under the edges of the cut so that the teeth are visible. Stitch the zipper.
- Fold the flap piece in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short sides. Turn the flap to the right side, straighten, press. Serge the open edge. Place the flap on the front according to the marking and stitch (serged edge facing down). Fold the flap down and topstitch it to the front along the attachment line.
- Form and secure a box pleat on the back. Stitch the yoke to the back, press allowances upwards and serge.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
- Stitch shoulder seams of back and front neckline facings in pairs, press allowances open. Fold facings right sides together and stitch the outer and front edges. Clip allowances at curves, trim at corners, turn the piece to the right side, straighten, press. Stitch the outer facing to the neckline, press allowances towards the facing. Fold the allowance of the inner facing inwards and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, press allowances and serge.
- Fold the sleeve tab right sides together and stitch along the long and one short side. Trim allowances, turn to the right side and press. Serge the buttonhole.
- Stitch the cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the cuff with the wrong side of the sleeve and stitch, placing the sleeve tab between them, serge allowances. Turn the cuff and tab to the right side, press.
- Serge the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Sew buttons onto the sleeves.
