Neck edge - pulled on the binding more when I was serging it to the edge, so that it pulls the neckline in and it doesn't sag outwards like the other version. I also folded the binding to the inside, topstitched by hand, and then trimmed.
Side seams - my other version is snug at the hips - not tight, but snug, which means it rides up and pools in the back. Not a swayback issue, but it looks similar. This time I just let out the sides a bit as I sewed, grading to about 1/4 extra on each side at the hip. Now the top just skirts my curves and doesn't ride up when I'm standing. I can feel it pooling a little in my lower back when I'm sitting now, but I think that's inevitable for a top this long.
Pics: Inside, showing the knots and facing of neck/armholes.
Outside - I left most of the stamen unsnipped and like that. Except one, that I snipped before making that decision. Oh well.
Outside view, on me! No back view, sorry! It's plain, which is a little bit jarring after the embellished front. When I planned all this out I was still worried about how stretchy or not stretchy the embellished pieces would be.
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