Not bad for a remnant

Ok, so I slightly deviated from my week's plan as I got seduced by the remnant bin in John Lewis on Saturday.  I found this lovely piece of blue fabric with flowers that look like water colours and had to make a top out of it.  Since I'm completely bored of making the Lotus pattern I had to try something else.  I flicked through two Burda magazines and decided I didn't want to or couldn't make any of the tops due to fabric quantity restrictions, so thought I'd make the top half of a dress I liked and just put a band at the bottom to lengthen it and make it wearable.

Blue water colour flower top from top half of Burda dress - full length view

I really like the wide round neck line on this with the slightly cap sleeves.  I put a zip in the side to fasten it, I didn't line it fully but put facings and am happy with that.

Close up of front of top

I say happy with the facings but I'm noticing that it's peeping up on the neckline in this photo....grrrr.  I'm also wondering what to do with the back, I've put the darts in, not quite as the instructions state as they were too big, but now I'm wondering if they need to be longer, argh.  Think I might just wear it and see whether I can cope with it.

Back view of top

If you're thinking the band at the bottom is an interesting shape, it is!  It was either an interesting shape for front and back or use a different fabric in a coordinating colour.  I think I like this fabric so much as it's reminiscent of 80's floral fabric that I remember being worn lots by my sisters when I was growing up.

It's not very valentine-sy but I don't really have any red fabric.  What have you been sewing and is it valentine related?