Maya Top Two Ways

I had some fabric left over after I finished my "retro" 90 sarong McCalls recently, just enough to make a boxy top. I have quite a few options, but since I bought the Maya pattern from Marilla Walker before she shut down, I thought I'd finally try this one! 

My nice fabric is quite soft and drapey, so I thought I'd make a fit muslin first, using a remnant in my stash that I would not be using otherwise (left over from this Burda dress). I got the fit right with few adjustments (size 5 and grading out to 6 at the hip) so went ahead with my final. It's pretty shiny here but the weight was right for a test! ;)

I added an inch to the length of the real top, although I don't know that I really needed to. In the muslin I didn't finish it with french seams as the instructions tell you to - it was just a test. But I did do all the fancy finishes on the final version - it has frenched shoulder and side seams and gives a lovely finish. You sew the curved hem prior to sewing up the sides and I think that works really well, but you do have to have the length set ahead of time! 

This is cute, although I find it slips toward the back a little, maybe because I added extra width to the back and the weight is pulling a bit? Not quite sure, but it's not bad enough to make this unwearable, just a little annoyance now and again. The flowiness and the fabric makes it worth it for me. Enjoyed finally trying out this pattern!