It felt a little overwhelming. I decided all it really needed was to be a little less. Less pink. Fewer polka dots.
Removing those sleeves should tip the scales back to the perfect amount of pink polka dots.
After trying it on sans sleeves, I trimmed a bit more so the shoulders wouldn't be too wide. Luckily, this top already had bust darts, so there was no unfortunate armhole gaping to fix.
I cut off the cuffs and the little straps that keep the sleeves rolled up. I also salvaged all the buttons (and noticed one was missing from one of the cuffs - possibly the reason the previous owner donated it). One sleeve was cut into bias strips.. The other went into the scrap pile for later use who-knows-when.
I joined all the strips end-to-end.
Then pressed the seams and trimmed the corner bits.
I attached the strips to one armhole, right sides facing.
Then I folded the fabric under twice, making a facing on the inside, rather than a binding that would be visible from the outside.
I gave the facings a good press, and that was that!
A little less pink...
A few fewer polka dots...
And now it's just right!
You are correct..... Just Perfect!!
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