Ikat & Chambray Top

Casual Shirt using soft chambray and ikat print cotton
The pattern I used for this top was the Tova shirt by independent pattern company Wiksten.

I made the shorter length from the pattern although I did lengthen it an inch or so due to my height. One other alteration I made was to underline the bib part. If you are familiar with the pattern you may know that the collar tends to flop open, revealing the inside of the bib (is it called a bib? sounds a bit weird). This being the case, I wanted to have the contrasting fabric on show rather than the back of the ikat fabric. An unintended outcome of this underlining is that this bib part now sits more stiffly and so doesn't naturally flop open, so you don't really see the inside fabric anyway. I'm not over the moon with this feature as now it sits a bit weirdly and actually does look a little stiff for such a relaxed style of top.

Looks-wise, I am really chuffed with the fabric combination which came about through necessity/invention, when I realised that I didn't have enough chambray for the whole thing and started hunting in my tote bags of scrap fabrics for something suitable. The ikat print is a bit of a weird fabric, lighter than quilting cotton but really a little stiff for most garments. Don't they go well together though?