Scrap Buster Top Sewing Pattern PDF, Patchwork Panel Blouse with Pockets, Dolman Sleeve Top, Plus Size S-5XL, Instant Download

🧵 Patchwork Panel Top with Pockets — PDF Sewing Pattern

- Pieced from fabric scraps • Vertical panel construction • Dolman sleeves • Two patch pockets • Side slits • Facing or bias-bound neckline • Sizes S–5XL

Everyone has the box. The offcuts too pretty to throw away and too small to be anything. This is the pattern that turns them into a top you'll actually wear — vertical panels of mismatched fabric, deep patch pockets, easy dolman sleeves, and no two ever the same. Nothing in it needs to match, which is exactly why it works ✨

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✔️ WHAT'S INCLUDED
✔️ PDF pattern in A0, A3, A4 and US Letter formats
✔️ Step-by-step sewing instructions
✔️ Two language versions — English and Afrikaans, in separate ZIP files
✔️ Printing instructions included with the files
✔️ Two neckline finishes: facing or bias binding
✔️ 8 sizes, S to 5XL
✔️ Seam allowance: [ ]
✔️ Instant download

📏 FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
These are the measurements of the FINISHED top, not of your body.

Size   Bust                Hip
S      95 cm / 37.4"       111 cm / 43.7"
M      100 cm / 39.3"      117 cm / 46"
L      106 cm / 41.7"      122 cm / 48"
XL     112 cm / 44"        128 cm / 50.3"
2XL    119 cm / 46.8"      135 cm / 53.1"
3XL    125 cm / 49.2"      141 cm / 55.5"
4XL    132 cm / 51.9"      148 cm / 58.2"
5XL    138 cm / 54.3"      154 cm / 60.6"

Choosing your size: this top is designed to be worn loose, with approximately [ ] cm of ease through the bust. Measure your own bust, add that ease, and pick the size whose finished bust is closest.

🧺 FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
This is a scrap-busting pattern, so there is no single fabric requirement — you build the top from what you have.

You will need:
· [ ] fabric pieces for the vertical panels, each at least [ ] × [ ] cm
· [ ] for the two patch pockets
· [ ] for the neckline facing or binding

Mix freely: quilting cottons, linen, chambray, gingham, shirting, lawn — anything of a similar weight. The one rule worth following is to keep the weights close to each other and to cut every panel on the straight grain, so the panels hang together instead of pulling against one another.

🎀 PATTERN DETAILS
🧩 Vertical panel construction — every top is one of a kind
♻️ Designed for scraps, offcuts and stash-busting
👐 Dolman sleeves cut on with the body — no armhole to set in
👝 Two generous patch pockets
🌬️ Side slits for ease of movement
⭕ Wide scoop neckline, finished with a facing or a contrast binding
📐 Loose, comfortable fit through the body
📄 A0, A3, A4 and US Letter files
🌍 English and Afrikaans instructions
📊 8 sizes, S to 5XL

🧰 MATERIALS NEEDED
An assortment of light to mid-weight woven fabric scraps · a contrast fabric for the pockets · bias binding or a small piece of fabric for the neckline · coordinating thread · basic sewing supplies: scissors or rotary cutter, pins or clips, iron · sewing machine

🧵 SKILL LEVEL
Confident beginner. Every seam is straight and there are no closures at all. The two things worth knowing before you start: cut all your panels on the straight grain, and keep your fabric weights reasonably close — a heavy denim next to a fine lawn will pull the seam and twist the panel. Get that right and the rest is genuinely relaxing sewing.

⚙️ HOW IT WORKS
1. Buy and download instantly — choose the ZIP in your language.
2. Print your size in your preferred format, or take the A0 file to a copy shop.
3. Cut your panels from your scraps, piece them together, and sew.
4. Add the pockets, finish the neckline, and wear it.

📥 INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This is a digital PDF pattern. Files are available to download immediately after purchase — nothing is shipped and there is no wait.

📌 PLEASE NOTE
This is a DIGITAL PDF SEWING PATTERN — no physical item and no finished garment will be shipped.
Because the files are delivered instantly, this purchase cannot be refunded.
Fabric and notions are not included.
Listing photos show two finished samples for inspiration — your top will look completely different, and that is the whole idea.

💛 PERFECT FOR
· The box of scraps you can't bring yourself to throw away
· Sewists who want a project with no fitting and no fastenings
· Making something genuinely one of a kind
· Slow, sustainable sewing from what's already in the house
· A relaxed everyday top that goes over jeans and leggings alike