My closet is void of summer tops. So, I put it upon myself to make a few this summer. This started out as a muslin, but it is a wearable muslin for sure, with mistakes minor and hidden.
Here’s a down and dirty review of New Look 6871.
- Name: New Look 6871
- View: D Modified
- Size: 10
- Fabric: From stash, Project Runway silky – no longer available.
- Level of Difficulty: Easy
Problems/Fixes/Adjustments:
- I took in two inches on the back fold and made a pleat. The blouse as written was huge. Next version I’ll just eliminate the excess completely prior to cutting out.
- I did a narrow chest adjustments on the yoke section to bring it in a bit.
- I did not add the section at the bottom.
- I followed the bias tips at Infectiousstitches.com and it came out pretty darn good.
Is this pattern a keeper or a stinker?
Keeper, I’ve got a cotton voile version already cut out. I think this would make a cute dress too.
Additional observations:
The inside of this one is quite a mess, the fabric frays like crazy. Next one, I’d like to work on making the inside as nice as the outside with French seams or binding.
There are a lot of versions of this on the www. I liked Nicely Done’s version, she embroidered the yoke. You can look at her version HERE.
In the above photo I was trying to take a picture showing a different style option. My hands and arms, what do you do with them! So awkward.
Denver Sewing Collective 
Lovely and the fabric choice is beautiful.
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Thanks Syltoy!
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Loved this. Nice looking top. Did you have a belt on with it, over the skirt?
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Yes, I was trying different looks. That belt is leather but I could make a fabric belt too. Of course i don’t have enough fabric but next time!
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Good result! Thank you for linking back to my tutorial, it makes me happy when someone uses it successfully!
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My pleasure. I looked all over and thought yours said it best with good photos for us visual learners!
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Love it!!!
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Gorgeous Jill, this is definitely a keeper! I love your version of 6871, but if you had sewn up this pattern without any adjustments would you have judged it a stinker? In the end it looks beautiful but I wish patterns didn’t have to be adjusted so much to look great on. I think having to make a lot of changes in order for the finished product to look good is very discouraging to new sewers.
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Yes, I think you’re right. If new sewers don’t have the knowledge or friends (or grandma!) to help, it can be very frustrating. I don’t know if I would have made it a keeper without the adjustments. There was A LOT of ease in the back that even with a silky made it look weird and didn’t drape well at all.
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Very nice! I’ve also made this top without that bottom band – I think it makes the top too long. Looks great for summer!
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Ya, and it’s easy!
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