Well, I finally finished it!
This is a much-adapted Lekala pattern with Style Arc Harlow sleeves, which fits me so beautifully I could cry! The fabric is a gorgeous medium to lightweight crepe that I bought from Fran's stash last April, so it is a double stash-buster.
I initially made the fabric into a Style Arc Faith before Christmas, which didn't work at all well. Then I pressed it and melted the front seam, so I dismantled it and turned it back into fabric. I managed by the skin of my teeth to get the new pattern out of what I had to use. I had to put the seam down the centre back in (it's on the pattern, but I usually leave it out) and added a little shaping there just because I had the opportunity. I did all the hemming by hand - long curved hems on crepe. You can imagine what fun that was, but machining it would have looked terrible.
Lekala pattern - shortened, given a bit more flounce, neckline changed so no separate yoke. The only reason I used this pattern was because it fits me so wonderfully and is incredibly adaptable:
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Style Arc Harlow - I just used the sleeves, but you'd think this was the whole pattern:
The finished top. It's a much nicer colour than my camera has made it - proper French navy background, and lovely colours on the birds:
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