I should do this more often

It's done! Well, almost ... just need to hem it ... but you get the idea ;-) Nobody is around to take a pic of me in it right now, so the action shots will have to wait just a while.

Apart from having to fight with the slippery fabric, this top (Burda magazine 2/2009 #108) came together rather quickly and easily, thank goodness. It fits well enough and I'm rather pleased that after so long, I've finally sewn something for myself again.

Construction notes
Pattern - Burda magazine 2/2009 #108
Fabric - Lovely Poly/Lycra knit from NicoleXavier

• I cut a 40 at the neck, blended it out to 42 at the arms and waist and then back to 40 at the hips
  
• Sleeve cap was lowered by about 3/4 " - i just eyeballed it and cut a wedge off the top
  
• I ignored the Burda instructions cos this is a fairly easy top and I didn't like how they had you insert the sleeves in the round. Doesn't make sense for a knit! So here is how I did it:
  - stabilise shoulder and neck with strips of knit interfacing
  - sew shoulder seams
  - sew neck (i just turned it down and sewed; didn't use a twin needed or coverstitch
  - sew sleeves into armholes
  - sew up side seams, from ends of sleeves to bottom of top
  - hem sleeves (i used a 3-step zigzag cos I was too lazy to set up the serger for a coverhem)
  - hem bottom
• Try on the top and resolve to get less "fluffy". LOL!
  

I'm definitely going to make this again, but in a more stable knit the next time(s). Working with slippery fabric made me run through (in my head) my inventory of swear words in multiple languages. Hahahhaha!