Style Arc Rowe's Top/Tunic

Many years ago I bought some Style Arc pdf patterns, printed them off but didn't get round to sewing them all. One of them was the Rowe's Top/Tunic.

I decided to make the top in black black viscose jersey as a bit of a test to see how much I liked the pattern. 

I decided to lengthen the sleeves as much as my fabric remnant allowed and drafted a shaped cuff for the wrist.

It's quite a relaxed fit and the neckline is quite wide and low. They give an option to interface the neckband which I didn't do, so maybe that would control things a bit more. It seems quite stable compared to some viscose jersey but the weight of the body and sleeves has pulled it down.

Maybe another version in a cotton jersey would be quite different.

The neck band is made from 3 shaped pieces which might be a handy thing to remember when using scraps. I don't always have enough width to cut a straight neckband.

At one point I dropped a piece on the floor and was a bit baffled as to where it went back so might do more marking another time!

As this is an older Style Arc patterns there are written instructions and a single diagram. It is not suitable for beginners, but perfectly achievable for a more experienced sewist. 

Newer Style Arc patterns have more detailed instructions and are easier to follow.

This could be a good scrap buster project due to the pieced neckline and back yoke.

Teal Tunic OOP New Look 6677

 I have had New Look 6677 for many years but only just got round to making it up.

My measurements put me between an 20 and 22, So I started with a size 20.

I made a full bicep alteration on the sleeve and a high round back alteration on back.

When I made up the body and tried it on it was clearly too wide. I unpicked the side seams and darts, recut the pattern and front/back to a size 18, re stitched the new darts and side seams and tried it on again. Much better. I then inserted the sleeves and hemmed.

It is a nice neat fit which does look like the line drawing.

This is the first piece in my SWAP 2023 which is inspired by this fabric