After designing the Glass Onion Top, I kept thinking how it would be so perfect in a cotton gauze with pom pom trim. Then my mind would not stop thinking about it. When I was testing up the long sleeve version I thought… Let’s go for it. And OH. MY. GOODNESS. It is everything I dreamed it would be. Cotton Gauze is awesome!
Cotton gauze doesn’t have a lot of structure since it is super soft, so the pleats kind of get a little lost, the the pleated back does add to the soft cloud like appearance so it was still totally worth it, and I mean seriously mini pom pom trim?? Gah! I love it.
I embroidered the front bodice with a quick little floral design. I used an iron on pattern that I altered just a little because I wanted rounded leaves… To embroider on the gauze I cut out a front bodice piece from fusible interfacing and stuck that to the back of the bodice. Then it was stable enough to embroider and it made the bodice less see through which is good 🙂
The top is a dream, so light and airy paired with shorts it totally works for summer even in the long sleeve but the long sleeves are perfect for fall and winter coming up. I have some cozy fall prints ready to sew up in the long sleeves.
Overall the top was exactly what I wanted and now I kind of want her to wear it everyday… is that weird?
Top || Glass Onion Top Pattern || Shwin Designs
Fabric & Trim || White cotton gauze || Mini Orange Pom Pom || Joann Fabric
Headband || Just something I whipped up
This is Too cute! I love it!
I love this top! I have some blue guaze and now have to make this!! And need to find some pom pom trim. Thats adorable!
Hi, I am sewing the Glass Onion Top this weekend. I have read through the directions and have attempted to figure out the pleating. I am not sure if I have the pleating right. I looked at the example you have with the pattern, but the pictures are small and the fabric used makes it hard to tell which direction and where to fold (right side of fabric together or wrong side of fabric together ) ? Do you have any pictures of each section being folded? With a darker right sided fabric and lighter backside.
Kim
Sorry I don’t have any other photos than the ones in the pattern. The folds will be on the right side and it will be wrong sides together to create each pleat. The pattern piece is also pretty clearly marked with the direction each pleat goes (arrows and fold lines) I hope that helps.