Tova Top...Again

Yes, it's wrinkled, but what do you expect after I've been wearing it all day?
We're keeping it real here, people.

Somehow this seems to be the summer where I buy a pattern and then I make it over and over and over again.  It may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but there are some definite benefits to remaking a pattern.  For one, you can tweak it until you get the fit just where you want it (and who doesn't love a pattern that actually fits?).  And two, I love to see how different fabrics can be used with same pattern to make such different garments.  That said, the gray cotton chambray fabric that I used to make my second tova top isn't all that different in substance than the cotton fabric that I used to make my first tova top (although the chambray oddly does seem a bit stiffer).  This fabric has taught me though, that as much as I love to buy patterned fabric, plain fabrics are probably much more up my alley when it comes to wearability (yep, I'm totally boring like that).

For this tova I cut out a size small (one size smaller than recommended based on my bust measurements) and I used some bright green thread for the topstitching.  I'd like to say that I initially chose the green thread to add a little pizazz to the top, but the truth is that I just didn't have any matching thread at home and I was far too lazy to drag two little ones to the fabric store just to pick up one spool of thread. 

In any case, I happen to love how the green looks with the fabric, although since it's more visible than matching thread would be I did actually have to pay attention while doing the topstitching (which put a temporary end to my usual habit of sewing at the speed of light).