Last week I shared the free “hello spring” dress and top pattern in girls’ size 4/5, as well as photos of the dress version. Today I wanted to show you what the top looks like.
Cute, right? I just love those gathered fluttery sleeves, and the little peplum on the bottom is pretty adorable too. I think it’s going to look really cute with shorts for summer.
This pattern is designed for use with knit fabrics, although I do recommend avoiding extremely thin, stretchy knits. The fabric I used for this top actually came from a jersey sheet set from Target (you might recognize it from the Play All Day dress). The little triangles are adorable, and the material is actually a little heavier in weight than most jerseys I can buy at my local fabric store, so it worked out really well. I hate when white fabrics are see-through, and this one is totally opaque!
The neckline on photos you see here is a little wider than it ended up in the final pattern. The only other change I made here is to just serge along the bottom edge of the peplum instead of turning it up and hemming; I didn’t have quite enough fabric so I had to cut the peplum piece a little short. Otherwise this is what you’ll get if you sew up the top option.
To make the hello spring top, you’ll want to download the free printable PDF pattern in girls’ size 4/5 by clicking here. Print out the pattern at 100% and tape it together without trimming the pages. It will look like this:
Cut the pieces as directed in the original tutorial, except instead of cutting two skirt pieces, you’ll cut two peplum pieces, as directed on the pattern.
Other than that, you’ll sew everything up just as directed in the original tutorial.
I hope you like it! And in case you missed it last week, this is what the dress option looks like:
Tatiana Leon says
I’ve already made one of your patterns, and it was adorable! I’m totally making this one!!!
KT says
Your posts never fail to make me smile ^_^ I’m thinking that this would make a great mother and daughter matching set! Thanks so much for sharing your many talents with us and thanks to your model on this post — seeing someone wear your designs makes all the difference!
Sorahart says
This is just adorable! I love that my daughter is the same size as your daughter so the free patterns you make always fit her too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Diana says
Thank you for sharing! It would also be great to have the pattern top in the other sizes.
Karen Little says
I so agree with you! It is so cute. I have an 8 year old granddaughter who is wearing a size 12-14 — she is really tall. She would love this top and dress. How hard is it to grade up to other sizes — if I had some knowledge of how to do it, I would sure try! Are there any online courses or tutorials that would help me make this bigger?
Nina says
This is so CUTE!!!! I would absolutely love to make this for my little girl if I had the time! Also, your daughter is gorgeous. What a beautiful model! Thank you for sharing this pattern with us.