This is an easy top to make in a couple of hours. My serger was misbehaving though. I am still figuring out the tension and other adjustments on it. I changed thread which shouldn't be that big of a deal, but the thread kept breaking and then I kept getting loops in the stitches. GRRRRRRRRrrrrr. I finally figured it out.
This is a good pattern for a beginner. It is also good for anyone else who wants to make a quick, cute top. I bought a top at Anthroplogy several weeks ago on sale-same type of fabric-it was $40.00. My top cost my $16.00 plus my time.
The only changes I made was to the length on the bottom part of the top. Since the styles are a little longer these days, I added five inches to the front and back pieces. I made this same shirt several years ago in a palm tree print and didn't like how it was so short. Look for unique prints to use with this pattern. I enjoyed figuring out where I was going to place most of the flowers and keep the back looking like stems. You may need to purchase extra fabric if you are going to emphasize certain parts of the fabric.
