We love
STYLE
   Start
   at the
    TOP
    This sweet smock
     style is great for
   all shapes and sizes
     and doesn't use
        much fabric!
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   Fizz Pop B is part of the gorgeous new Liberty 2019
   collections available at www.alicecaroline.co.uk
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  A                                         B
  C                                            D
LAYPLAN:
115cm-wide fabric                   150cm-wide fabric
 FRONT
                                                      SLEEVE
                                        FRONT
                                                      SLEEVE
  BACK
                                        BACK
         SLEEVE
SIZING:
                                          8-10      12-14      16-18
                                                                                     Top tip!
                                                                                   Cotton Tana lawn is perfect
                                                                                    for this top as it's stable
              TO FIT BUST                31-33"     34-36"     38-40"                 enough to install the
             TO FIT WAIST                24-25"     26-28"     30-32"                casing but lovely and
   NECKLINE ELASTIC LENGTH                75cm      77cm       79cm                       floaty to wear
MATERIALS & TOOLS:                        HOW TO MAKE:                     the inside on the top edge.            8 Cut two pieces of elastic
•	 1.4m 115cm-wide or 1.15m               1 Pin and stitch the front       Turn under 6mm on the raw              the measurement of your
   150cm-wide lightweight woven           to the back at the sides,        edge. Press. Stitch and leave          upper arm plus 1.5cm.
   fabric like cotton lawn or viscose     stopping stitching at the dot.   an opening to insert the               9 Insert the elastic in the
•	 80cm 6mm elastic for arms              Press the seams open.            elastic. (See Pic C.)                  same way as for the neckline
•	 80cm 6mm elastic for neckline          2 Stitch the sleeve underarm     5 Cut a piece of elastic using         and finish in the same way.
•	 templates downloaded from              seams. (See Pic A.)              the guide. Attach the elastic              Finish the lower edge
   www.lovesewingmag.co.uk                3 With RST, pin the sleeve       to a safety pin and insert             with a 1.5cm narrow hem.
                                          into the armhole, matching       through the casing.                    Turn up 1.5cm, press,
NOTES:                                    notches and seams. Stitch.       6 Lap the ends and stitch              open out and turn in the raw
Use a 1.5cm seam                          Trim the seam and press          together. Stitch the                   edge to meet the crease.
allowance throughout                      towards the sleeve. (See         opening closed.                        Turn up, pin and stitch. (See
Mark your back bodice with a              Pic B.)                          7 Make the casing at the               Pic D.)
small piece of masking tape to            4 To make the neck casing        bottom of the sleeves in                   Finish the side openings
avoid getting the pieces mixed up         for the elastic, turn 1.5cm to   the same way.                          in the same way.
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