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Riley Top PDF Sewing Pattern

Number: 3202

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
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  • Description

    Woven sleeveless top sewing pattern

    Riley is a woven boat-neck crop top with a cinched waist that looks great paired with jeans, shorts, and skirts or layered over dresses. To cinch the waist, thread a tie through a casing with two buttonhole openings at each side seam. This top is a quick, fun sew, finished with single-fold bias tape at the neckline and armholes.

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  • Fabric & Supplies

    Light to medium weight woven fabrics such as linen, chambray, batiste, lawn, voile, linen blends, rayon challis, cupro, and Tencel.

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    All-purpose polyester sewing thread, sewing machine needle, safety pin or bodkin, and 2 5/8 yards 1/2" (13mm) single fold bias tape

    Refer to size chart for amount of fabric needed for your size.

    00 – 30

  • Sizing & Fit

    Janiah is wearing a size 0 graded to a 6 at the waist. We lowered the armhole and bust dart, made a broad shoulder adjustment, and added 3/4” to the body length. Her measurements are bust: 32" (81.3 cm), waist: 27 1/2” (69.9 cm), hip: 38” (96.5 cm), and she is 5’7” (1.70 m) tall.

    Morgan is wearing a size 20 Riley top with no adjustments. Her measurements are bust: 48” (121.92 cm), waist: 41” (104.14 cm), hip: 52” (132.08 cm), and she is 5’9” (1.75 m) tall.

    Our Misses patterns are drafted for a C cup and our Curvy patterns are drafted for DD. Both are drafted for a height of 5'8" (172 cm).

    00 – 30

    We want to help you achieve the best fit possible so you can sew garments you truly love. Our fit guides are designed to help you better understand the fit and details of each pattern. Use fit guides in conjunction with the finished measurement chart to better understand the ease and intended fit of each pattern.

  • Details

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Pattern Extras

Riley Top Bonus

The member bonus for the Riley top adds a half placket to the front.

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Learn to Sew a Boat-Neck Top

Master essential techniques in this online sewing class featuring the Riley boat-neck crop top pattern. Perfect for advancing beginners, you'll learn to create a stylish woven top with a cinched waist and clean-finished edges. The class covers professional techniques for working with bias binding, creating buttonholes, and achieving the perfect fit. You'll master methods for constructing a boat neckline and adding adjustable side ties for a customizable silhouette.

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