Colour blocking doesn’t seem to be fading in popularity. It definitely isn’t in my house.
I’ve been waiting to sew this cute little vintage pattern since I gleefully picked it up at a sewing meet-up/ swap. A May Minerva Blogger make seemed like a good opportunity!
There are three really good variations in this pattern but I was smitten with the inset variation seen in yellow.
This was a pretty simple make but I think it looks really effective. I used two colours of 56 inch wide plain viscose.
The back and outer front bodice are made from the navy blue and the inset from the purple, which is actually a really pretty violet colour.
I have to say the navy feels wonderful. I know they should be exactly the same handle in slightly different colours but the navy has a slightly softer hand. It’s also lovely and cool the way viscose should be.
The inset is really easy to sew and only requires a little more focus when reaching end of the point.
As you can see these sleeves look different to the pattern. Because it’s quite loose fit in the bodice I felt a bit boxy in the kimono sleeves as well, so I removed them and added a fluttery cap sleeve. I even lined the sleeves in purple so every now and then they show a peek of colour.
And because the team at Minerva are so good they included the perfect colour match in gütermann thread for me to use – colour 718 matches the violet and colour 387 matches the navy. Perfect!
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The cIntrastate at the sleeves is genius.
Ahhh autocorrect! ‘contrast’
Thank you! It’s a fun little touch that occasionally peeks through 🙂
I don’t know what a cIntrastate is but I like the sound of it!
firstly, amazing polka dot wall and secondly, how badly does the viscose crumple? I love wearing viscose but am nervous of plain colours as I feel like it shows the creases up more
Thank you! It can look a little rumpled over the course of the day. A poly mix viscose can last a bit longer but don’t have the same soft drape. E.g. here the purple doesn’t crease after wearing but the navy does a bit.
The top looks really good but love your spotty wallpaper. Spots and stripes are my favourites in everything!
Hee hee thanks. This was my first ever wallpapering attempt! Mum was a good teacher.
I love this top! great job!
Thank you! It’s so lovely to wear.
This is beautiful! Love the combination of navy & purple!
Thank you! The purple is so fun. But the navy is such a lovely cool fabric
Love this top, it looks so modern you would never of thought it was a vintage pattern! What number needle for you use on viscos, is it a ball point?
Loving your polka dot wall! Samantha
Clever right!? Modern and vintage at the same time. I use a really fine standard needle, size 70. Thanks for liking the polka dots!
Lovely top! My favourite thing about vintage is when it manages to look modern too – this nails it!
Thank you! I love how it turned out too. I could make it again with a different fabric and bet it would come out more vintage!
Really nice, I love the faced sleeves.
Thanks so much!
Love this colorblocking! I was surprised to see this was a vintage style- it looks so current!
Thank you! Funny right? I bet if I made it again it would turn out really vintage. It’s a total chameleon pattern!
Really cute top! Long live colour blocking 😀
Thanks! WOOOO HOOOO! I agree, colour blocking all the time.