Josephine in Yellow Double Gauze

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I know many of you are focused on "kid sewing" this week (you can check out the Kid's Clothes Week blog for all the fun), and I did manage to finish a couple of matching pajama sets for my kids yesterday using some cute Fanfare fox flannel! But because my blogging always runs a week or two behind my sewing, instead of cute kiddos today, you get another lovely top for ME.

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This is a Josephine top, made with the same yellow double gauze that I used for Clementine's birthday dress. I absolutely adore this shade of yellow, and I still have another yard of the fabric left so you'll probably see at least one more thing made out of it. Double gauze is a soft, double layered loose-weave cotton fabric and I've sewn many things with double gauze (you can see some in this post on my favorite garment fabrics) because I love how soft it is. This double gauze is made by Lecien, but Kokka is the most widely available manufacturer of printed double gauzes that I know of. This pattern is one of two women's patterns I'm working on for fall; the other is the Washi Expansion Pack which I've been showing examples of for the past week or so. I previewed the tunic view with a wider sleeve in this preview post a few weeks ago.

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The cleverest thing about this pattern (if I do say so myself) is that the end of the darts are hidden behind the first pleat, which makes them uber-easy to sew. The Washi Dress has an angled dart that can be difficult to sew without little puckers at the end (I know, I know, I need to do a tutorial on that!!!), but this one, this one is practically foolproof I tell you. Those of you who are well-endowed in the bust area will also be happy to know that we are making a bodice piece that has a large bust dart (for C/D cups) as well that will be interchangeable with the smaller A/B bodice you see here on me.The other thing that's different about the top view is the small elastic casing that you can see in the photo above. This is optional -- you might want to omit it if you planned on tucking the top in, for example -- but I think it produces a nice flattering fit for wearing it untucked.

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The Josephine Sewing Pattern is coming soon...right after the Washi XP. Can't wait!!