Do you ever see styles that make you think “No way can I pull that off!” Over the past few years, I have made a point to continually challenge myself and make garments just to see how they fit my style and make me feel. Sometimes, I am quite surprised by what I end up loving and what quickly falls to the back of my closet!
I recently tested the Clara Wrap Top by Greenstyle Creations, and I have to say, this style challenged me! As testing progressed, though, and pictures flooded into the testing group, I couldn’t help but notice – “Hey, this top looks good on EVERYBODY. Every. single. body.”
It lands at just the right place at your waist and makes you feel tiny where you should and curvy where you should. It has a bust dart underneath your bust, which is rare in a knit garment.
It is kind of risqué for my normal mom life, but I could totally see myself wearing it on date night or over a fitted tank as an extra layer. This is where the Staple tank, which was blogged about here, will come in handy.
My perfectionist self has to admit, though, I am not loving the way my bindings look on my finished top. I should have ripped them off and went with the final binding length in the pattern because mine were too short, and I see all the lines that point to it. My sewing time is precious (and quite limited these days too) so I said, “Let’s go with it!” and wore it as is. I always wonder if anyone notices things like this anyways. Learn from my mistake. Don’t stretch your binding too much! It is always easy to cut excess binding off than to have to stretch it a ton to fit and have puckering.
I wore my top with my Pace skirt (above) and also wore it with a pair of Inspire tights (both were blogged about here).
Are you wondering how to get a perfectly cute little bow when you tie your top? I found this YouTube video soo helpful!!
I used double brushed polyester for my Clara. You want to use a lighter weight knit fabric with really nice stretch. The pattern comes in short, 3/4, or long sleeves. I made the XXS based on measurements. I am at the top of the XXS, and I love the way it fits me.
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The Clara Wrap Top pattern can be found HERE. It is on sale through May 4th.
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The fabric that I used is the mauve double brushed polyester from Knitpop.
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My skort is the Greenstyle Pace Skirt made in stretch woven from The Fabric Fairy.
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My leggings are the Greenstyle Inspire Tights made with an athletic knit I found at Wherehouse Fabrics Dallas.
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My smile is because God has been so good to me!
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