digital paulina top sewing pattern

Itch to Stitch Digital Patterns

This style is provided as a digital pattern. It may be printed on home printers that use either 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 paper or at a print shop that can print A0-sized pattern sheets. When you complete your order, you will be provided with a unique code to instantly download the pattern. See our digital product policy for full details.

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Description

If you want comfort and style at the same time, Paulina Top is perfect for you. Pair it with leggings and boots, skinny jeans and heels, or capri pants and flats, you will feel like a million bucks. You will find that you reach out for your Paulina Top all the time for casual Fridays, strolls in the park or birthday parties with the kids.

Paulina Top design features:

• Knit top with woven contrast
• Comfortable raglan sleeves
• Relaxed fit cropped bodice
• Underlay contrast with shirttail hem
• Peekaboo cut outs below armholes
• Wide neckline

Paulina Top pattern features:

• Twelve sizes (00 – 20) (See “Size Chart” tab below for detailed measurements)
• Lengthen/shorten guideline on bodice and sleeve
• Instructions for high-quality finish
• Print only the size(s) you need with “layers” feature (no more mingled lines!)

Suggested Fabrics

Primary fabric: Medium weight four-way or two-way stretch knit with great recovery and good drape, such as jersey, interlock, sweater knit and rib knit, is suitable. Note that without good drape the top may gape at the cut outs. Ideal stretch is at least 40% (able to stretch fabric from 4” to 5 5⁄8”). Contrast fabric: Light to medium weight woven fabric with or without stretch, such as shirting, twill, sateen, seersucker, crepe de chine and charmeuse, is suitable. Avoid using feather weight fabric as the fabric may creep up when you move. Also avoid heavy woven fabric.

Notions

• 40" (102 cm) of 1/4"(0.6 cm)-wide clear elastic, fusible bias tape or bi-stretch interfacing to stabilize cut outs

Size Chart, Finished Measurements, and Fabric Requirements

Click to enlarge the final images at above right.

Choosing your Size

• Compare your bust circumference (fullest part of chest) to the “Body Measurements” table. Choose the size that fits your bust best. If you are in between sizes, pick the smaller size.
• Compare your fullest hip measurements to the “Body Measurements” table. Choose the size that fits your hip best. If you are in between sizes, pick the smaller size. Because the contrast fabric is a woven fabric with no stretch, be sure to allow some ease and avoid sizing down too much at the hip.
• It’s OK to use different sizes for the bust and hip. All you have to do is print the sizes that you need, and blend the lines from one size to the next from the bust to the waist to the hip.
• I highly recommend that you check your fit by making a test garment with inexpensive fabrics that have similar thickness and stretchiness as your final garment fabrics.