I have a treat for you today- I've found a pattern that I really, really love, and it is EASY!! I mean, you cannot go wrong with this one, it is just that good- no fitting prowess required, about as easy to sew as you could ask for, and amazingly, it works as a dress, just as well as a top. And I can prove it because I made it three times, with wildly different fabrics, and I think (IMHO) that they all look pretty darn good! The pattern is McCalls 7979. It is a Palmer Pletsch design. I recently found this purple floral cotton interlock remnant at a thrift shop, and just had about 1 yard of it. It was so, so nice! But 1 yard isn't enough for a sleeved top in my size, so I decided to mix it up with another fabric. I had a black sweater knit that I thought would be a nice contrast for it. I added the kangaroo pocket- that wasn't part of the pattern, although it's certainly not hard to draft your own. You could also insert side seam pockets in the longer
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