A Quick and Romantic Itch to Stitch Seychelles Woven Top

Hello everyone! I have a new pattern to chat with you about today – the Itch to Stitch Seychelles. It is the perfect addition to my Spring and Summer wardrobe. I love sewing with woven fabric. There is something about the neat and crisp finishes that brings me so much satisfaction!

The Pattern

The Seychelles pattern includes sizes 00 to 40 and cup sizes. It is a woven top sewing pattern that has narrow shoulders and roomy sleeves.

The neckline is a modest V that is finished with a facing.

The pattern has bust darts and a shaped body with two sleeve options – short sleeves with pleats on the top or a long sleeve that is gathered at the top and bottom. The long sleeve has a narrow cuff that has closes with a button. For this one, I did the short sleeve, and it has no gathering or buttons so it was a bit quicker.

The back is two pieces with a seam in the center, which is wonderful to avoid a poof at the top of your butt when wearing woven fabrics and makes sway back adjustments much easier.

I removed 1 inch from the lengthen/shorten line, graded in for waist and out for hips according to my measurements. I find that I am so much happier with the fit of my garments if I follow the size chart for each measurement and make the size that each correlates to.

I love when I learn new techniques or do a step that I have not done before in a pattern! On this one, the pleats at the top of the sleeve are basted in a way that was new to me, and it made them sit perfectly together. I was glad that I read carefully through the instructions on this part and trusted the process because it was so rewarding to get the pleats finished so perfectly!

Fabric

I used a swiss dot that was given to me by my sweet friend Aimee Wilson. She knows how much I love pinks and florals and gifted me this fabric. I had been waiting for just the right pattern for it! Isn’t she the sweetest!

I think a lot of different woven fabrics can be used on this pattern. Rayon, linen, gauze, voile, etc. I think the only woven fabrics I would not use would be quilting cotton (it will look like medical scrubs) or heavier weight fabric. I have already started on my second one using a silk crepe! I am about half way through sewing that one.

Styling

To tuck or not to tuck? I am a big fan of the half tuck and find myself often doing this with shirts. It gives me a longer leg line and helps to show that I have a waist. Since this fabric does not have a ton of drape, it really helps it not look so stiff.

Do you like it better untucked or with the half tuck?

This top feels light and romantic and summery so I paired it with shorts. The shorts I am wearing here are the Greenstyle Taylor shorts that I made a few years ago. This shorts fabric is a beast and wrinkles like crazy the second I move though! I think this top would also look really cute with a summery skirt.

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Disclosures

I received this pattern for free as part of the pattern testing process. I received the fabric for free because I have a wonderful friend who thought of me and supported my sewing habit. Also, this post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small compensation when you purchase via my link. This does not cost you anything, and I genuinely appreciate your support. Any and all opinions expressed are still my own.