Make a COLD SHOULDER TOP- Free sewing pattern & tutorial

Here are 3  ways to make the cold shoulder top . 

Method 1

The easiest cold-shouldered top you can make is to refashion a loose top you already own or buy a  top in sale and adapt the sleeve to a cold shoulder style.Check out the details of how to refashion t-shirts like this in the post on t-shirt refashions here

refashion tshirt to make a cold shoulder top

Method 2

This is a long cold shoulder sleeve . You can easily add this to any bodice/ tshirt you have

a cold shouldersleeve added to a top pattern

Make a simple sleeve following the pattern given below

cold shoulder sleeve pattern

A-J Should be mark according to your bust round or as per your bodice armhole

the arm line chart
cut out the cold shoulder sleeve

Attach the sleeve to the bodice armline. Bind the cut edges with bias binding 

Method 3

cold shouder top

To make this top cut a pattern for the basic bodice blouse given here in this post. I have decided to make a loose one without waist shaping. You also need two sleeves as per the pattern given above.

cut out the bodice

Fold fabric pieces for the sleeves and mark the following pattern and cut along C-E-D-A-C.

The sleeve for the cold shoulder top

From the side seams mark 5 inches up on the armhole line and cut the sleeve straight. 

Cut out the top part of the sleeve

You will get two pieces like this. Bind the top and bottom edge of the sleeve pieces with bias tapes.

cold shoulder top -sleeves

Added a panel of denim from an old skirt to the bodice piece 

assemble the bodice
asssemble the cold shoulder top pattern

Hem the top and bottom edges of the sleeve pieces. 

finish the cold shoulder top sewing pattern

Bias bind the necklines of the front and back bodices. After that join the shoulder seams

bias bind the neckline

Now bias bind the armhole lines

bind the armhole

Keep the sleeve piece armhole edge under the bodice armhole edge aligned from the side seams . Stitch in place on both sides

sew the sleeves
how to make cold shoulder top

Join the side seams. The top is done 

join the side seams

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Author: Sarina Tariq

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