Ellie & Mac Twist it Up Top Pattern

The first Ellie & Mac Twist it Up Top I made was for a friend and it looked so cute that it made  me kind of jealous it wasn't for me. I finally got around to making one for myself for Valentine's Day. Since I'm not one to wear clothing with hearts any time other than Valentine's, I needed to make another. The Twist It Up is so cute on and I know I'll wear it a lot, so I wanted to make one in my favorite color - Green.

If you know me, you know that I don't wear solid colored tops very often. I love prints. I really love funky, bright, and wild prints the best. This print has so many different shades of green and I love them all. Chartreuse and that bright minty green are two of my favorite shades.

This fabric is kind of special to me. It came from Super Textiles. They were one of my favorite shops in the Dallas Fabric District (also known as Fabric Alley) until a series of tornadoes hit Dallas in October 2019 and wiped out almost every shop on Perth Street. Steve, the owner, is often called Super Steve and in an effort to recoup some losses from the tornado had a series of "Tornado Sales" of what product he could recover from his crumbled building.

This print was one of the fabrics that I bought from one of those "Tornado Sales". It's a really nice quality rayon spandex. The fabric had gotten a bit wet and some ink had transferred from one layer to another and a few spots had some red from a bolt of fabric nearby. Because of these flaws - I got the fabric for only $1 a yard. A good wash with some oxiclean got most of the excess inks and dye out. This print is on the busy side and for the most part the "flaws" are not glaringly obvious.

Since the tornado wiped out the Super Textile's building, Steve has teamed up with his daughter who brought Super Textiles into the 21st century. They are now on Etsy! I have bought so many fabrics from Super Textiles over the years and now you can shop there too, no matter where you  live.

I will miss getting to shop at Super Textiles in person. Steve is such a fun guy and I loved getting to see his canine companion Penny. Penny is the most laid back dog ever. She could always be found sleeping in the office or at Steve's side.

I did make a few adjustments to my Twist it Up Top. I removed 1" from the length for my height. I wanted elbow length sleeves so I added cuffs to the short sleeve version of the top. My cuffs were cut 1" narrower than my measured sleeve width and at 9" tall so they are about 4" long after folding and taking the seam allowance into account. I love this length.

I will be making a few more Twist it Up Tops and think I will try the sleeveless version next.

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