The Gigi Top - Paper Sewing Pattern - Juliana Martejevs

Sewing pattern for a smocked top. With free video tutorial.

With the sewing pattern The Gigi Top you will learn to smock fabric and sew a top with an open back.

Project duration: about 12 hours

Design

With its unique design, The Gigi Top sewing pattern is the perfect statement top to sew yourself in the summer and also suitable for special occasions. You’ll learn how to smock fabric, which will make your Gigi Top truly unique. Contrasting the voluminous front is the open, ballerina-inspired back. The top is closed with thin ribbons in the back.

You want the perfect fit?

There is nothing more frustrating than when a homemade garment ends up fitting poorly. That’s over now! Because when you take the time to sew a garment yourself, you deserve it to be perfect. That’s why our patterns are now also available in the variant “Customized to your measurements”. How does it work? Choose the option “Customized to your measurements”, measure yourself according to our instructions and enter your current measurements in our form. Our designers then construct your individual pattern. You will receive it within 1 to maximum 2 weeks after filling out the form as paper pattern or digital pattern by email and can start sewing without fear that your garment will not fit in the end as expected.

Content

• Pattern for the smocked top in  English (in sizes XS-XXXL)
• layplan for fabric-saving cutting
• list of materials
• detailed video tutorial(German with English subtitles)
• written, illustrated instructions

Required materials

• Poplin without elastane, e.g. organic cotton with a fabric width of at least 140cm (1.5yd):
  XS-XL: 2,25m (2.5yd) | XXL-XXXL: 2,40m (2.7yd)
• matching sewing thread
• Sewing machine with sewing machine needle suitable for fabric thickness
  Tip: We use an oeko-tex certified 100% cotton poplin with a weight of 130g/m2 for The Gigi Top.

Size chart

Which size is the right one? As always, take a look at our size chart. Even if your measurements are slightly different, it’s not a problem! The lacing in the back allows us to adjust the top to our bodies.

Video tutorial

You can find the video instructions for the pattern here. If you’ve never sewn before, watch our sewing machine basics video tutorial first. There you will learn about the components of a sewing machine and how to sew your first seam.

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