My previous Drape drape burgundy top, or to give it its full name The No4 One-piece Scoop Neck Asymmetrical Top has been a firm summer favourite of mine. I have long harboured plans to create another one in bamboo jersey, but in another colour. As soon as I spotted a range of cotton-bamboo blends in Like Sew Amazing I knew I had the combination of my dreams. I picked the petrol colour which is unfortunately now out of stock but the plum and rust are still available. The fabric is perfect for this design which requires a light-weight jersey with plenty of drape.
I had already traced the L/XL size and made the same size again. Sadly, the sizing is rather limited . The L/XL roughly translates as a size 10 /12 women’s size in the UK, so this pattern is far from size inclusive. Not only that, because of its weird shape and design, it would be quite a challenge to size it up.
The construction is incredibly simple and I ran this up really quickly. I did try out a new product though. In Like Sew Amazing they are selling Guttermans Maraflex thread. It looks just like normal thread, but is in fact slightly elastic, in a firm kind of way. Given my perennial problems with hemming using my old Singer, which seems to pull thread ridiculously tight, no matter what settings are selected, I was willing to give it a go. It has definitely given my hems a bit more give although given the loose fit of this top, it isn’t necessarily a critical factor for this make. I’ll try this thread out on more jersey makes and report back.
Steely Seamstress 
April 17, 2022 at 7:47 am
Oh I like that blue. I have made this shirt three times and never made it work for me, but your version looks great.
April 17, 2022 at 4:42 pm
That’s a shame. Was it a sizing problem, because the sizes are very limited and it isn’t easy to see how to adjust the pattern?
April 17, 2022 at 7:39 pm
At least one was down to horrible fabric choice but it might be the length too. It’s funny, the other things I’ve made from that book have worked for me but this one seems cursed.
April 18, 2022 at 5:15 pm
That looks like a very useful top and reminds me of a lot of those Burda patterns with drape features. I’ve not sewn one myself but maybe I ought to give one a go as the draping definitely elevates a basic style 🙂