What is going on here???  I lay it flat and the zip looks like it's in ok, but put it on, and it hangs all wonky.  Pleased does anyone have any ideas??  Or should I just thread some elastic through the hem and pull the whole lot in a bit?

Edit:  It'd help if I put the pic in 

A top with no button band, just a bodged folded back facing - would you have the buttons at the centre front or the edge of right front???
I think I'm going for the edge of the front, as I shall hopefully use just fairly insignificant buttons on this one.

Is there a correct way to do it?

Having moved my sewing worktop from under the window, I think it now works for having multiple machines out, although it does still involve a bit of sliding 'em backwards and forwards.
As you can see, I still don't seem to be able to put everything away 
Also, behind the door, is my knitting machine table, I still need to set the machine up.

I have bias binding on a reel and was thinking where can I put it so it doesn't fall on the floor and all unravel while I'm sewing it round an armhole?

After many months of no sewing due to building work, I now have my sewing room, so time to use it!
I'd ordered a few bits of fabric in the last couple of weeks, so thought I'd cut out two of them in my favourite easiest to sew and wear flared top.  The back centre seam has a very big flare out over the bum, so I take this in about three inches on the pattern piece usually, but as the green mock cable knit fabric was rather narrow, it meant I had to take it in more, resulting in an almost, but not quite, straight back seam.  This one is finished, must take a pic.
I also cut out a blue camo jersey, which isn't finished as the coverstitcher decided to skip stitches.  New needles didn't help, so this morning I will swap the threads and see if that's it, although I usually use Moon threads with no problems at all.
Oh, and cutting out was so much easier on my kitchen island unit!

Edit: Spot the mistake design feature on the khaki cable knit due to not really having enough fabric. 

Following a recent thread about right sides of fabrics, and having discovered through the wonders of google that there's two schools of thought about the smooth or bumpy selvedge holes, let do our own research!  Off to check my stash now 

Following someone's mention of this pattern (sorry, was it Tamnymore??)  I thought I'd buy it.  It appears it's not available now, but I tracked one down in America, very cheap and with postage, still only cost about £12. 
It appeared from the pattern envelope that it was a similar length to V9112, so I shortened it across the armholes by and inch, then by 1 1/2 inches a bit below the armholes, then decided I could take a bit more off the bottom if necessary - it's not necessary it seems.  As usual I only had 2 metres of fabric and it called for 3m, but by omitting the binding strips (I'll use black satin bias binding for the neck edge and armholes) and the front facings (I'm using quite a substantial fabric, it'd be too thick with a facing, I'll just turn the front edges in) I had a few centimetres left over, great 
It's sewn together, still needs the collar, armholes, hem, front edges, and buttonholes doing, but it looks good, quite pleased with it as a change from my favourite V9112.  I'll post pics when it's done, which may not be tomorrow as the builder will be making a mess again.