Double Take with New Look (6402)

I could not believe it has been "sew" long from my last post!  I took a few days from my 2-week fall vacation (our school district had "fall intermission" during our year-round calendar) to sew a few items.  New Look 6402 (re-issue of an earlier pattern) struck my fancy, in particular views "A" and "C".  For both tops, I sewed a "M" at the shoulders tapering to a "L" at the hips and VERY easy to whip up.

Fabrics: the sleeveless (view "C") in a knit "refashioned" from the lower part of a maxi-dress (that did not fit) purchased on-line from Venus.com and the long-sleeved one in an "Italian streaky psychedelic viscose lycra knit" (a soft, drapy knit) purchased from EmmaOneSock.com.  I had a feeling that the maxi dress on clearance (also non-returnable) would not fit being a small (the "M" and "L" sizes were out of stock).  Once I received it and tried it on, no luck! I put it aside and hope to "modify" it later into a wearable garment for myself.   

 

The directions are sufficient if you are familiar with sewing basic tops.  I did my typical 1" petite adjustment at the waistline.  


My first version of New Look 6402, view "A" with the long sleeves. 

 

For the sleeveless version, the lower part of the maxi dress was barely enough to accommodate the front and back of the top.  I kept the bottom hem of the dress intact.  I did not acquire the "symmetry" of the fabric print due to the dress not having it to begin with.

It seemed that the dress was sewn "against" the grain and so that sleeveless top was "fitted" as compared to the long-sleeved version.  I could have further stabilized the neckline in a strip of the same fabric as I usually do, but decided to follow the pattern directions of "turn under and stitch".

 

I sewed two other tops during my vacation, a knit draped top and a Sandra Betzina Vogue twist top 1477.  I'll post as soon I have photos taken.  

Geez, stores are already displaying Christmas/holiday items!  2016 is not done yet!!!