Lace Ruby with sleeves

So I guess this means it’s a can’t-stop-won’t-stop type situation here with me adding sleeves to the Ruby top. This time: a lace variation that involved adding a lining to the lower part of the top so it wouldn’t be see-thru. I also added a cotton eyelet lace around the edges of the yoke, which: if you had told me 20 years ago that someday I’d be sewing with cotton eyelet lace again, I would have laughed you right out of the room. Those 80’s and 90’s tho. I thought they were dead to me, but despite seeing those trends slowly seeping back in and swearing I would NOT fall for it again…I guess I just can’t them out of my system. And hence, the faux-Edwardian-slash-Victorian-slash-Laura Ashley-slash-cottage core-y trends that might lead a person to create a lace-edged top such as the one you find yourself laying eyes upon at this very moment. I think? Maybe there’s some other thread I’m not seeing, but that’s what is making sense to me currently.

I’ve outlined the steps involved with adding a sleeve to the Ruby top already (in this post: How to add a sleeve to Ruby), and this top isn’t much different except that I added less width to the sleeves this time (3 or 4” versus 6” previously) and I didn’t add a cuff or elastic to the ends of the sleeves, just hemmed them up. And of course as I just mentioned basting the eyelet lace around the yoke, which is pre-gathered, so you literally could glue it on and it would look amazing. As far as adding the lining layer to the main part: I didn’t add any width to the lining — just cut as pattern indicated, gathered it separately from the lace sections, then sandwiched them all together to attach the yoke.

I wore this top a couple of weekends ago to celebrate my sister Krickets’s birthday, which involved a fun jaunt over to the DIY Fair in Ferndale, and I can see it being a nice slightly dressier (but still great with jeans) addition to my fall wardrobe.

PS. Ruby pattern is in both print and PDF in the shop.