Description
The Marigold Top pattern is available in digital downloadable PDF, or hard copy format – ready to be posted to you. We’ve done the legwork for you! This is useful for people in the country, new mums, working women etc.
The top has curved design lines at the side panel. You can use a contrast fabric there for a point of difference. It’s a great top to use up favourite fabric scraps of the same type/weight of fabric, such as printed rayons.
The singlet top is cool, comfortable and looks great with jeans or shorts. It is best sewn in rayon or viscose, something with drape.
It is available in AU/UK 6 to 18 (US 2-14).
Size Chart
| Size |
Bust |
Garment at Bust |
Length |
Hem Circumference |
Binding |
| 6 |
80 (31 1/2) |
86 (33 1/2) |
52 (20 1/2) |
102 (40 1/4) |
210 (82 6/8) |
| 8 |
85 (33 1/2) |
91 (35 7/8) |
53 (20 7/8) |
107 (42 1/8) |
220 (86 5/8) |
| 10 |
90 (35 1/2) |
96 (37 7/8) |
54 (21 1/4) |
112 (44 1/4) |
230 (90 4/8) |
| 12 |
95 (37 1/2) |
101 (39 6/8) |
55 (21 5/8) |
117 (46 1/16) |
240 (94 1/2) |
| 14 |
100 (39 1/2) |
106 (41 6/8) |
56 (22 1/8) |
122 (48 1/32) |
250 (98 1/2) |
| 16 |
105 (41 1/2) |
111 (43 6/8) |
57 (22 1/2) |
127 (50) |
260 (102 3/8) |
| 18 |
110 (43 1/3) |
116 (45 5/8) |
58 (22 7/8) |
132 (51 1/2) |
270 (106 3/8) |
| 20 |
115 (45 1/4) |
121 (47 5/8) |
59 (23 1/4) |
137 (54) |
280 (110 1/4) |
Laying and Cutting Instructions
Laying and Cutting Instructions
- Having measured your Bust circumference (with your arms relaxed by your side) and identified your size having referred to the sizing chart, you will place your cut-out pattern pieces down, on the folded-in-half fabric. Place the front and back pieces along the fold line. TopTip* note which way the textile print design is orientated. Motifs should be upright, if a one-way design ie. flowers, leaves, grapes, feathers, animals should ‘make sense’ as determined by gravity and above lighting. This will determine the corresponding placement of pattern pieces.
- 2. Align the grainline of the side panel pattern piece, parallel to the selvedge. The grainline will measure the same distance from the selvedge when measured at the top to the selvedge and at the bottom to the selvedge.
- Use weighted objects to hold the pieces down in order to then pin the pattern to the fabric.
- Pin the piece about 7mm from the pattern edges. Do not pin in a circle but in a way that smooths and radiates out from the centre. Make sure there are enough pins at the curves to keep the fabric stable while cutting – about 7cm apart.
- You can now go ahead and cut Top Tip* Keep your scissors low to the table.
Sewing Instructions
Sewing Construction in 19 steps:
- Start by unpinning the pattern from your front and back then placing the right sides of th side seams together.
- Straight stitich them with 1cm seam allowance. Back-tacking at the beginning and end. Top Tip* – Your machine will have a guide on the plate next to the foot to assist you with seam allowance.
- Overlock or zigzag these seams front side up, so they don’t fray. Iron/press towards the back.
- Now pin the side pattern pieces into the curve of the two you just joined, matching notches. Straight Stitch with backtacking.
- Overlock or zigzag these new seams.
- Place the right sides of your short shoulder seams together. Pin and then straight stitch, with backtacking. Over lock or zig zag those too.
- Gently press/iron the seams downward.
- Now for the binding. Open one fold of the bias binding. Place the edge of the opened flap to the cut edge of the base of the top’s armhole.
- Pin along the seam until you come back to where you began. Allow 1cm extra binding each side. This will be for seaming the binding at step 11.
- Straight stitch in along the foldline crease of the binding, starting 1cm from end of tape. You should have 1cm free at each end.
- Pinch the two free ends of the bias tape together with the folds open and right sides together. Sew this 1cm seam, backtacking each end.
- Open the two flaps of binding to each side. Fold back into original form ready to close the binding toward the inside.
- Turn the bias tape to the inside at the underarm. Pin it in place at its edge.. The tape will wrap to the inside. Bring the fabric of the side pattern piece to the inside 1mm more. This ensures the binding is not visible from the outside once it’s stitched. Finish the binding pinning.
- Straight stitch the lower edge of the binding, from the inside, so you can see the edge of the tape while sewing.
- Do the next armhole the same.
- Attach the remaining bias binding to the neck edge, starting at the shoulder seam or centre back, same procedure as armholes.
- You’re almost there- hemming time! Turn up the hem once, then again to become double-rolled. First 1cm, then again turning up 1.5cm. Pin as you go.
- Stitch closely at the first folded edge.
- Press/iron to finish. Voila!
