The Joanie Top pattern features a camp collar or shawl collar, combining fun, 50s style with the comfort of a modern fit. Choose a classic placket cuff shirt sleeve or breezy short sleeves. With thoughtful details like a fully finished yoke, princess seams in the back, and two hem lengths, Joanie is a timeless closet staple.
This is a PDF sewing pattern, available to download immediately after purchase. (What is a PDF pattern?)
A clean-lined and classic top, Joanie has a button front, cute breast pocket, and two collar options. Joanie is a perfect blank slate for a fabric that wants to take center stage, or as a classic compliment to some patched jeans or creative bottoms.
View Ahas a camp collar and button front. The fit is semi-fitted, with front bust darts and back yoke and princess seams. The high-hip length hem, split at the side seam, is slightly shorter at the front than the back. The cuffed sleeves have an easy fit that allow for comfortable movement and a playful silhouette.
View B features a shawl collar and button front. The fit is semi-fitted, with front bust darts and back yoke and princess seams. The tunic length hem has a shirt-style curved edge and is slightly shorter at the front than the back. The long sleeves have a tower placket and cuff for a comfortable fit and easy styling options.
This is a PDF sewing pattern, available to download immediately after purchase. (What is a PDF pattern?)
The Joanie Top sewing pattern includes pattern piece PDFs for printing at home or a print shop, in sizes 0-34. The print-at-home files can be printed on letter- or A4-size paper. The print-shop files can be printed on A0- or A1-size paper, easily available at almost all print shops.
The Joanie Top sewing pattern also includes a specialized projector file for those who have a sewing projector setup.
Your Measurements (Sizing Chart)
A more detailed sizing chart is included in the instructions.
Drafted for a height of 5’5” (165 cm).
In our photos, Meg is 5’3″ and wears a size 10, Ashley is 5’10” and wears a size 24, and Meredith is 5’4″ and wears a size 4.
Inches
Size
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
Bust
31
32
33
34
35
36
37.5
39
40.5
42.5
44.5
46.5
48.5
50.5
52.5
54.5
56.5
58.5
Waist
25
26
27
28
29
30
31.5
33
34.5
36.5
38.5
40.5
42.5
44.5
46.5
48.5
50.5
52.5
Hip
33.5
34.5
35.5
36.5
37.5
38.5
40
41.5
43
45
47
49
51
53
55
57
59
61
Centimeters
Size
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
Bust
79
81
84
86
89
91
94
98
102
107
112
117
122
127
132
137
142
147
Waist
64
66
69
71
74
77
81
84
87
93
98
103
108
113
118
123
128
133
Hip
85
88
90
93
95
98
102
106
109
114
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
155
Finished Measurements
Inches
Size
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
Bust
34 1⁄4
35 1⁄4
36 1⁄4
37 1⁄4
38 1⁄4
39 1⁄4
40 3⁄4
42 1⁄4
43 3⁄4
45 3⁄4
47 3⁄4
49 3⁄4
52
54
56
58
60
62
Waist
33 3⁄4
34 3⁄4
35 3⁄4
36 3⁄4
37 3⁄4
38 3⁄4
40 1⁄4
41 3⁄4
43 1⁄4
45 1⁄4
47 1⁄4
49 3⁄8
51 3⁄8
53 3⁄8
55 3⁄8
57 3⁄8
59 3⁄8
61 3⁄8
Hem View A
38 5⁄8
39 5⁄8
40 5⁄8
41 5⁄8
42 5⁄8
43 5⁄8
44 5⁄8
46 5⁄8
47 5⁄8
49 5⁄8
52 1⁄8
54 1⁄4
56 1⁄4
58 1⁄4
60 1⁄4
62 1⁄4
64 1⁄4
66 1⁄4
HipView B
42
43
44
45
46
47
48 1⁄2
50
51 1⁄2
53 1⁄2
55 1⁄2
57 1⁄4
59 1⁄4
61 1⁄4
63 1⁄4
65 1⁄4
67 1⁄4
69 1⁄4
Bicep
13 7⁄8
14 1⁄4
14 5⁄8
15
15 1⁄2
15 7⁄8
16 3⁄8
16 7⁄8
17 1⁄4
17 7⁄8
18 1⁄2
19 1⁄2
20 1⁄8
20 5⁄8
21 3⁄8
22
22 5⁄8
23 1⁄4
Sleeve Length, Short
8 1⁄8
8 1⁄4
8 3⁄8
8 1⁄2
8 5⁄8
8 3⁄4
8 7⁄8
9
9 1⁄8
9 1⁄4
9 3⁄8
9 1⁄2
9 5⁄8
9 3⁄4
9 7⁄8
10
10 1⁄8
10 1⁄4
Sleeve Length, Long
26 3⁄8
26 1⁄2
26 5⁄8
26 3⁄4
26 7⁄8
27
27 1⁄8
27 1⁄4
27 3⁄8
27 1⁄2
27 5⁄8
27 3⁄4
27 7⁄8
28
28 1⁄8
28 1⁄4
28 3⁄8
28 1⁄2
Front Length, A
19 7⁄8
20 3⁄8
20 1⁄2
20 3⁄4
21 1⁄8
21 1⁄2
21 3⁄4
22 1⁄8
22 3⁄8
22 3⁄4
23
23
23 3⁄8
23 3⁄4
24
24 1⁄4
24 5⁄8
24 3⁄4
Front Length, B
28 5⁄8
29
29 1⁄4
29 1⁄2
30
30 1⁄4
30 1⁄2
30 3⁄4
31
31 3⁄8
31 3⁄4
32
32 1⁄4
32 1⁄2
33
33 1⁄4
33 5⁄8
34 1⁄8
Centimeters
Size
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
Bust
87
89.5
92
94.6
97.2
99.7
103.5
107.3
111
116.2
121.3
126.4
132
137.2
142.2
147.3
152.4
157.5
Waist
85.7
88.3
90.8
93.3
96
98.4
102.2
106
110
115
120
125.4
130.5
135.6
140.7
145.7
150.8
156
Hem View A
98
100.6
103.2
105.7
108.3
110.8
113.3
118.4
121
123
132.4
137.8
143
148
153
158
163.2
168.3
Hip View B
106.7
109.2
111.8
114.3
116.8
119.4
123.2
127
130.8
136
141
145.4
150.5
156.6
160.7
165.7
170.8
176
Bicep
35.2
36.2
37
38
39.4
40.3
41.6
43
43.8
45.4
47
49.5
51
52.4
54.3
56
57.5
59
Sleeve Length, Short
20.6
21
21.3
21.6
22
22.2
22.5
23
23.2
23.5
23.8
24
24.4
24.8
25
25.4
25.7
26
Sleeve Length, Long
67
67.3
67.6
68
68.3
68.6
69
69.2
69.5
70
70.2
70.5
70.8
71
71.4
71.8
72
72.4
Front Length, A
50.5
51.8
52
52.7
53.7
54.6
55.2
56.2
56.8
57.8
58.4
58.4
59.4
60.3
61
61.6
62.5
63
Front Length, B
72.7
73.7
74.3
75
76.2
76.8
77.5
78
78.7
79.7
80.6
81.3
82
82.6
83.8
84.7
85.6
86.6
Fabric and materials recommendations
We recommend a light- to medium-weight woven fabric that has no stretch. The drape or hand of the fabric will impact the look of the final garment – softer fabrics will fall more gently, and more stable fabrics like linen and cotton will emphasize the sleeve and collar shaping. Some wonderful choices are chambray, viscose-linen slub, sand-washed linen or cotton, cotton ikat, or even silk noil.
* The sleeve is too wide for a folded cutting layout with 45″-wide fabric. If you have a 45”-wide fabric that you really want to make work, you’ll need 3.25 yd for View A and 4.5 yds for View B.
Other Materials
1.5 yd (1.4 m) of lightweight fusible interfacing, either woven or non-woven. (An average width of interfacing is 20” (0.5 m).)
Buttons, 1/2” (1.3 cm) in diameter. 4 or 5 buttons for View A, 8 to 10 buttons for View B.
