Elevate your wardrobe with the new Elevate crop top and overlay! Wear them layered or by themselves for a look that is perfect for the gym, running errands, or going out on the town! This set comes in sizes B to M.
The Crop:
The crop top has the option for either neck and arm bands or binding, and is designed to hit just below the natural waist. It also has a cool cross front waistband and includes a full bust adjustment for sizes H through M. It has two back options: racerback and U back, and has 2 neckline heights: low and high! Make it out of athletic fabric for a cute gym look, cotton lycra or similar fabrics for a lounge top, or even swim fabric for a trendy swim top! The possibilities are endless!
The Overlay:
The overlay is intended to be a comfortable, loose fit with drop sleeves. It has sleeveless and long sleeve options, with both hemmed and banded finishes for the long sleeves, and a clean binding finish on the sleeveless option. It has a really cool cross over back detail that you can either hem and tie, or cross over and band! A binding neckline/cross over finish and a back strap finish off this overlay with a clean, professional look. A few of our testers wore this overlay with the banded cross over in the front, with the tie in the front, or even with the tie left open like a cool drape front cardigan! There are SO many options with this overlay!
Fabric:
You will need at least 75% 4-way stretch knit for the crop top and 50% 4-way stretch knit for the overlay. Look for fabric similar to spandex/lycra, supplex, circular knit, brushed poly, rib knit, etc. The crop top takes 5/8 yard for sizes B-I and 7/8 yard for sizes J-M. The sleeveless overlay takes 1 1/2 yards for sizes B-I and 1 3/4 yards for sizes J-M, and long sleeve overlay takes 2 1/8 yards for sizes B-I and 2 1/4 yards for sizes J-M.
Get the pattern:
Grab the Elevate crop and overlay pattern here, on sale for $9.50 until Sunday, September 8!
Testers:
As usual, we have some AMAZING testers that put in hard work to make sure this pattern came together perfectly. Here they are!
Alexis Cook:
Athletic Knit from Joann's.
Athletic Mesh from Joann's.
Thermal Knit from Walmart.
Double Brushed Polyester from Fabric.com.
Alicia Simmons:
Athletic fabric from personal fabric stash.
Knit from Walmart.
Anna Collins:
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Cotton Lycra from RockerByeDestash Fabrics.
Bamboo Lycra from Fabric Anthropology.
Double Brushed Polyester from So Cheeky Fabric.
Sweater Knit from Jumping June textiles.
Anna Metcalf:
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Yoga Performance from So Sew English.
Rayon Spandex from LA Fabric District.
Aretha Clark:
Yoga Poly Spandex from The Styled Magnolia.
Mesh from local fabric shop.
Autumn Couture
Lightweight t-shirt knit with swim band and binding.
Athletic knit from Fashion Fabrics Club.
Athletic knit from Fashion Fabrics Club.
Bernice V:
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Cotton Lycra from Eddie's Quilting Bee.
Cotton Lycra from Eddie's Quilting Bee.
Brushed Waffle Knit from Sincerely Rylee.
Brushed Poly from personal fabric stash.
Beth Doglady:
Swim fabric from So Sew English.
Double Brushed Polyester from So Sew English.
Brenda Schultz:
Athletic Brushed Poly from Zenith and Quasar.
Athletic Brushed Poly from Zenith and Quasar.
Caitlin Krause:
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Yoga Poly Spandex from The Styled Magnolia and Laser Cut Performance Tricot from Greenstyle Fabrics.
Yoga Poly Spandex from The Styled Magnolia.
Heather Marl Poly Lycra Jersey from The Fabric Fairy.
Heathered Brushed Hacci from Raspberry Creek Fabrics.
Bamboo Lycra Jersey from the Fabric Fairy.
Chris Shapiro:
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Athletic fabric from Boho Fabrics.
Athletic/Swim from Boho Fabrics.
Cynthia Hendrickson:
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Yoga Knit from Knitpop.
Swim Knit from Smoogie Fabric and Design.
Dana Miller:
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Brazilian Athletic knit from Surge Fabric.
Modal from Surge Fabric.
Eva Bushel:
Athletic Fabric from Fashion Fabrics Club.
Sweater Knit from Walmart.
Sweater Knit from Walmart.
Athletic Knit from Fashion Fabrics Club.
Space Dye French Terry from Walmart.
Chevron Knit from Walmart.
Florida Nordstrom:
Athletic Knit banded with Double Brushed Polyester from The Fab Clique Fabric Shoppe.
Rib Knit from The Fab Clique Fabric Shoppe.
Ingebjorg Dalen:
Modal overlay and knit crop top.
Jasene Ong:
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Knit from personal fabric stash.
Knit from personal fabric stash.
Knit from personal fabric stash.
Jennie Lindstrom:
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Tactel from Zenith and Quasar.
French Terry from Sincerely Rylee.
Double Brushed Polyester from Knitpop.
Jill Boehm:
Tactel Athletic Knit.
Lightweight Sweater Knit.
Mesh from Pretty Posh Prints.
Jody Kappas:
Tactel from So Sew English.
Yoga Performance from So Sew English.
Joelle Wright:
Cherry Red Supplex from Phee Fabrics.
Circular Knit from Phee Fabrics.
Katrina Pound:
Athletic Knit from Hobby Lobby.
French Terry from So Sew English and Jersey from LA Fabric District.
Kayliegh Landon:
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Dritex from Amelia Lane Designs.
Knit fabric from Sincerely Rylee.
Swim Knit from Raspberry Creek Custom Fabrics.
Krista Bolton:
Athletic Knit from a local fabric shop.
Rayon Spandex Jersey from a local fabric shop.
Kristen Prystupa:
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Cotton Lycra from Blended Threads Fabric.
Knit from personal fabric stash.
Laurie Angles:
Double Brushed Polyester.
Swim Knit.
Maryfrances Fabbri:
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Swim Knit from personal fabric stash.
Mesh from Mood Fabrics.
Melanie Burns:
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Athletic Knit from Hobby Lobby.
Double Brushed Polyester from Knitpop.
Rayon Spandex from Walmart.
Mere Simmons:
Swim Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Rayon Spandex from personal fabric stash.
Milena Moscoso:
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Bamboo from Blended Threads Fabric.
Brushed Athletic Knit from Greenstyle Fabrics.
Morland Brawner:
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Mini French Terry from So Sew English.
Yoga fabric from So Sew English.
Nyssa Buning:
Polyester Spandex from personal fabric stash.
Polyester Spandex from personal fabric stash.
Robin Williams:
Heavy Cotton Lycra from personal fabric stash.
Rayon Spandex from Fashion Fabric Club.
Sarah Connell:
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Crepe from Surge Fabrics.
AOS from Bow Button Fabrics.
Fabric Panel from Smoogie.
Bamboo from Fabric Fairy.
Sharon Aguilar:
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Supplex from Zenith and Quasar.
Sweater Knit from local fabric shop.
Cotton Lycra from personal fabric stash.
Cotton Jersey from personal fabric stash.
Sweater Knit from Knitpop.
Yoga Swim Spandex from Zenith and Quasar.
Shelly Sim:
Poly/Spandex Athletic Knit from local fabric shop.
Burnout Jersey from local fabric shop.
Sonia Jessop:
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Brushed Supplex from Fabric Fairy.
Rayon Spandex from So Sew English.
Stephanie Bracelin:
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Circular Knit from Phee Fabrics.
Rayon Spandex from Phee Fabrics.
Summer McCarty:
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Liverpool Crepe from So Sew English.
Sweater Knit from Hobby Lobby.
Susi Schuegraf:
Athletic Knit from Zenith and Quasar.
Poly Spandex from Hobby Lobby.
Tricot from So Sew English.
Tissue Knit is from FDIM in LA.
Teresa Orpen:
Tactel from Zenith and Quasar.
Athletic Brushed Poly from Zenith and Quasar.
Athletic Brushed Poly from Zenith and Quasar.
Whitney Decker:
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Plum Supplex from Phee Fabrics.
Rayon Spandex from Phee Fabrics.
