Pattern Emporium is a great place to go for the sorts of garments that you’d find in the shops.  It’s especially good for patterns for knits.  Easy to sew, easy to wear, easy to customise to your shape.

The website describe the Like A Boss Batwing Top as follows: The Batwing Top is an easy to wear style with maximum impact. It’s the perfect combination of a relaxed fit bodice with a flattering fitted hip line for a look that is both feminine & chic. Its soft silhouette lends itself to your favourite drapey, modern knit fabrics.

I chose to sew the short sleeved version with the lower scoop neckline.  I chose to sew size 12 based on my upper bust measurement, as suggested. The fabric is a super soft, mid-gauge knit that was in stash.

Apart from the major muffin-top situation, I think that this fits pretty well! It’s relaxed, and I pull it up a little to get a bit of fabric ruching through the mid-section.

Have you already noticed that the neckband has a centre front seam as well as a centre back seam? Because this was a fit test, and I was working with stash fabric, I had to piece the neckband.

I used a zig-zag stitch to secure the neckband after overlocking it on, and also zig-zagged the hems in place. Then I pulled out a different knit remnant from stash and sewed it up as well, in exactly the same size.

If you compare the fit of this rayon/spandex on Ada to the fit of the softer, stretchier knit in the first photo, you get a better idea of what difference your fabric choice makes. I must prefer the finished depth and width of the scoop neck in this patterned fabric. It also lent itself to being finished with a twin needle rather than a zig-zag. It should be handy for work in summer.

This is a versatile pattern that would fit well into many wardrobes. It’s very easy to sew too. Just choose your fabric for the look that you’re after.