Akita Top again an easy to sew Seamworks Magazine pattern

This is my second Akita top. The first one, I didn't have a long enough piece of fabric, so had to join a bit on the back. This one is made from one piece as per the pattern.

The fabric is a cotton blend remnant and I used a vintage binding from my collection for the neckline.

The side seams are French seams, the other hems are all narrow hems and machine stitched.

Seamworks magazine patterns are print at home. The Akita assembled quickly and was easy to sew. (The French seams were my choice, not required by the pattern)

New Look 6356 easy 2 hour tops

Both tops are made with cotton fabric from my stash. Both pieces were too short to cut the back from one length so there is a join at the back waist.

The pattern says to insert a back zipper which I did for the bird fabric, but after trying it on I decided I didn't need a zip for the fox fabric version.

I tried using bias binding instead of facings in the first version but didn't get it to sit quite right. So the fox fabric version has a neckline facing as per pattern instructions.