tirsdag den 21. januar 2014

The Little Betty Top Tour


Det her er Little Betty & Wilma. Little Betty er vores nye australske veninde og designet af søde Suz med bloggen Sewpony.

Egentlig er Betty en top, men jeg har her forlænget hende lidt og tryllet hende til en kjole. Om Betty mønstret skriver Suz at 'Little Betty er en 70er inspireret jersey bluse med 3 forskellige looks. Lange ærmer, korte ærmer eller ærmeløs. Den har et bredt ribstykke ved taljen og fine flæser over bærestykket. Blusen knappes i nakken'.

Nu har Little Betty så fået endnu et look. 3/4 ærmer, kjolelængde og ingen nakke-knap. Nakkeknapper og viltert hår er nemlig ikke vores favorit kombo.

For at lave halsudskæringen en smule dybere/større, så kjolen kan trækkes over hovedet, har jeg måttet flytte flæserne en smule længere ud mod skulderen, end det oprindelige mønster angiver. Sådan ca. +1 cm. Og ja, flæserne syes uden på bærestykket og altså ikke i en sammensyning.

Wilmas kjole er syet efter str. 8 år - og den passer hende perfekt.

Syet af grå vinterjersey fra Stofdepotet.

....det var så først da jeg skulle knipse billeder af kjolen bagfra, at jeg finder ud af, at vi har vendt den forkert!! Muahahaha. Det er altså ikke fordi, jeg har lavet udskæringen dybere bag på!

Little Betty er helt klart en vinder - og hun kan erhverves som pdf-mønster lige her. Der medfølger en flot gennemarbejdet og illustreret vejledning!

Meet Little Betty and Wilma. Little Betty is our new Australien friend designed by the talented Suz/Sewpony and I'm proud to be invited on the Little Betty Top Tour.

The Little Betty is originally a top but I've turned her a little dress which was very easily done. This is what Suz writes about the pattern:

The Little Betty top is a 1970's inspired knit design that has three views: Long sleeved, short sleeved and sleeveless. It features wide banding and a gathered frill over the bodice. It closes with a button and loop closure at the centre back.

The 25 page PDF file is priced at $8 AUD and includes:


  • Sizses from 6 months to 8 years
  • Annotated and clear photographs for each step
  • Seam allowances included
  • All measurements in imperial and metric
  • Measurement charts
  • Fabric requirements and recommendations
  • Tips for sewing with knits
  • Colour coded easy to assemble pattern pieces

As stated above I turned little Betty into a dress with a bit narrower 3/4 sleeves. I also omitted the centre back closure and made Wilma a pull over version. To do that I moved the frills 1,3 cm towards the shoulders and widened the neck opening a bit. That's it. 

And, it wasn't until I shot the photos of the back I realized that Wilma was wearing the dress backwards hence the little deeper back neck opening ;-)! On the two last photos she's wearing the dress as it's supposed to be worn!

Thank you so much for inviting me, Suz. We adore this pattern. (Even the teen sister thinks the dress is cool....on Wilma ;-)

Hop on over to Sewpony and take a look at all the other adorable Little Bettys
















36 kommentarer:

  1. Thanks so much trine!! This is beautiful! I will certainly be trying a Little Betty dress myself soon. Thanks for being on tour!!

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    1. Thanks Suz for letting me participate. It's such a wonderful pattern. Wilma is wearing her dress (again) today :-)

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  2. Great idea to turn the top into a dress - I can't wait to try this!!

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  3. Ej hvor sjovt. Måtte lige ind og kigge på mønstret. Jeg havde nok aldrig valgt det, hvis ikke lige det var fordi du her viser det i en helt anden version. Den bliver så fed som kjole i stedet for bluse.

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    1. Jeg er også svært begejstret for kjoleudgaven ;-)

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  4. SuperFIN!
    Hvorfor er det lige Solbjørg hader flæser *grrr*.
    Måske til mig selv ;-D??

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    1. Klart Maj, du vil blive så fin i flæsekjole. God idé!

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  5. Love it, Trine :) If a teen thinks it is cool (even on someone else), that is like the biggest compliment, isn't it? I am planning on making a little betty dress as well :)

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    1. Exactly, Jenya - if a teen says thumbs up it's a big thing!!! :-)

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  6. Oh! I had the same idea in my mind! Great work!

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    1. Thanks - and I must say that we are really pleased with this dress!

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  7. Cute-cute-cute!!! The Little Betty dress is on my project list! Beautiful as always, Trine!

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  8. She looks great! I was also considering a Little Betty dress. Now you prove that that is a good idea!

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    1. Thank you, Leentje - it's really a great pattern!

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  9. Neejj hvor er den skøn den kjole - ville ønske jeg kunne sy!

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    1. Selvfølgelig kan du sy, Christine - og den er her faktisk begynder-venlig! Og tak :-)

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  10. Hold nu kæft en lækker hårpragt det pigebarn render rundt med!

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  11. Så fin!
    Jeg har også et mønster liggende til en lignende kjole, jeg venter bare på det rigtige stof:)

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  12. Øj, øj, øj. Det er så endnu en af dem, vi er helt klar til at købe, hvis I bliver trætte af den ;) Smuk!

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  13. such a beautiful pictures! lovely.

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  14. Super. I'm always amazed at how easily you turn any pattern in a garment that's so clearly Groovybaby. Excellent!

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  15. Hvor er den fin. Den ville vist også falde i god jord herhjemme :-)

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  16. It's fabulous! Love the shape and colour, it's perfect!

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    1. Thanks - and it gets a lot of wear! My daughter loves it :-)

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