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Our pretty collared top by Amanda Walker would make an ideal first garment to stitch as there’s minimal fitting involved. The pattern is available in three sizes, small, medium and large, however, it could easily be up-scaled or reduced to suit by adjusting to your personal body measurements. We’ve used a floaty printed georgette, but this versatile blouse could also be made up in lightweight cotton such as lawn or voile.
Peter pan collar top
1 Download and print the pattern. Cut one top front on the fold and two back top pieces from fabric. Cut two pairs of collars from white cotton and one pair from fusible interfacing. From the remaining georgette fabric, cut two 4cm x 50cm bias strips at a 45° angle from the grain.
2 Assemble the darts in the top front and press well. Fold and press in 1cm on either side of the bias strips or use a bias binding folder. Stitch the shoulder seams of the top front and back together, right sides facing, using a 1.5cm seam allowance. Neaten the seams by either overlocking or zig zag stitching. Press the seams open.
3 Open out one edge of one of the bias strips and position it around the right side of the armhole. Pin in place, then stitch along the fold line pressed into the strip. Next, fold the tape over onto the wrong side of the armhole and position the remaining folded edg
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