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|From Beth: You'll love this Spring Ruffle Top Tutorial by Rae from Made by Rae. Rae has a talent for cute and professional-looking sewing, and she creates items with a refreshing mix of color and style. Add your ruffle top to your new skirt and you can mix fabrics for your go-to spring and summer "uniform" (scroll down to look at more tops made with the same process). Rae is hosting Spring Top Week April 27-May 1. She writes, "The plan is that it will be a showcase week… of the tops I made, pictures of your tops, and links to your blogs." Check it out Monday on Made by Rae.
From Rae: This spring top is perfect for layering under cardigans in cool spring weather and can be worn right into summer! Choose two contrasting fabrics for extra pizzazz. The instructions here can be tailored to any size.
Side view with pockets.
Step 1: Take your chest and hip measurements.
Measure around your chest, with the measuring tape under your armpits and above your bustline (this is NOT the fullest part of your chest). Round this number to the nearest inch, add 1" for ease, divide by two, then add 1" for seam allowances.
Example: My chest measurement is just over 35 inches. So:
35" + 1" (ease) = 36" / 2 = 18" + 1" (seam allowances) = 19" (we will call this "X")
Here is the formula for you to use:
____ + 1" = _____ / 2 = _____ + 1" = ________ inches
Next measure around your hips at their fullest point. Divide this number by 2 and add 1" for seam allowances.
Example: My hip measurement is 41 inches. So:
41" / 2 = 20.5" + 1" (seam allowances) = 21.5" (we will call this "Y")
Back detail.
|Step 2: Cut your pieces out.
For the chest and straps: Cut 4 rectangles, each 5" by X." Note: most quilting cotton fabric is stretchier in one direction than the other (pull lengthwise and widthwise on your fabric to test). Since this top is a pullover, make sure you cut the long edge of each rectangle in the direction that stretches the most. Two of the rectangles will be for the chest band (front and back), and two of these will be for the straps (only two are shown in diagram).For the pockets: Cut 2 rectangles, each 6" x 12."
|For the ruffles: Cut 2 rectangles, each 3" x 22."
|For the body of the shirt: Cut 2 trapezoids as shown in diagram.For the width of the top, take X and add 6" for pleats/gathers. For the bottom width, take Y and add 6" for ease (you don't want it to be skintight at your hips). For height: 20" is more than enough height for a person who wears a size S, M, or L. In fact this will probably be too long (it's actually more of a tunic length at that point), but remember you can always shorten but it's much harder to lengthen. If you are unsure, you may want to measure vertically from your bustline to hipline, add a few inches for seam allowance and go from there.
|For example: My trapezoid was 19 + 6 = 25 inches along the top, 20.5 + 6 = 27 inches along the bottom (I rounded up to the nearest inch), and 20" tall.
|Step 3: Sew chest band and mark strap positions.
Take the two chest band rectangles and place right sides together. Sew together with ½" seam along each side. Press seams open, fold in half along the length of the loop and press. Press under ¼" along one edge of the loop; this will be the inside of the chest .
|Fold each of the strap pieces in half lengthwise and press. Press under ¼" along one of the long edges of each strap (this folded edge will be on the underside.
|Mark the center front and center back of the chest band with a fabric marker. Safety pin each strap to the front of the chest band, equal distances from the center (mine were 3.5" from center), with about 1" of the end of the strap inside the chest band. Leave the back of the straps loose for now.
|Try the chest band on and adjust strap spacing if necessary (remember that the ruffles will also take up about 2 more inches on each side). If possible have someone else pin the back of the straps in place, again equal distances from the center. It may help to slant the straps in the back slightly so they don't pucker.
|Mark the chest band where the sides of the straps hit. Mark straps where chest band overlaps. Trim straps.
|Step 4: Attach ruffles (optional).
Finish outside edge of ruffle by folding and pressing ¼" under twice and sewing down (alternative shown in photo: finish edge with rolled hem on serger). With a long straight stitch, sew two lines of stitching along opposite edge at 1/8" and ¼" away from edge. Gather edge of ruffle.
|Finish short edges of ruffle by folding under ¼" and stitching down (alternative: finish hem with serger). Line up ruffle along unfolded edge of strap and pin in place with right sides together. Adjust gathering as necessary to make ruffle the correct length.
|Sew ruffle to strap with 3/8" seam. Turn to right sides, press seam towards strap, refold strap so folded edge overlaps seam in back. Carefully topstitch along seam to close strap.
|Tuck in short ends of strap and sew closed. Repeat for other strap.
|Step 5: Create arm divots (optional).
Mark where ruffle edges end on chest band.
|Transfer marks to inside of chest band. Turn chest strap inside out. With fabric marker, draw a semicircle between the two marks at each side, with the bottom of the semicircle 1" away from fold.
|Sew along this line. Trim seam, clip top corners, turn right side out and press.
|Step 6: Pleat front and back of top.
Mark center of front (purple mark in diagram). Starting 1" away from center, make three pairs of marks 1" apart, skipping 1.5" in between each pair. In other words, the spacing would be 1, 1, 1.5, 1, 1.5, 1 inches from the center going outward (blue marks on diagram; note that only right side is shown).
|Repeat for other side of center; note that this diagram shows all of the pleat marks.
|Each blue mark in the diagram is the edge of a pleat. Fold fabric so that the blue marks overlap and pin in place. Each pleat will now be ½" wide. Fold the fabric so that the folds face away from the center on either side.
|Before sewing pleats in place, measure along top of pleated edge to make sure it is exactly X inches wide (see Step 1). Adjust pleat widths if necessary. Sew down 2" along each pleat and press. Note: those with larger busts may want to leave pleats unsewn, and should instead sew across the top of each pleat to hold in place. Repeat pleats for back of top.
|Sew front and back together with ½" seam along sides. Press seam open.
|Step 7: Attach chest band to front and back of top.
Unfold chest band as much as possible. Pin front and back to chest band along unfolded edge, lining up side seams. Sew together with 3/8" seam. Press seam towards chest band, refold chest band so that folded edge covers seam. Carefully sew along seam, catching folded edge of chest band on the underside as you sew to close it. More-time-consuming-yet-more-foolproof-alternative: Baste the folded edge down first, topstitch in the ditch on the outside, remove basting.
Step 8: Attach straps to chest band.
Reposition straps on chest band using marks. Topstitch in place several times back and forth along edge of chest band to secure.
Step 9: Shaping (optional) and finish hem.
The shaping step is included to give the top a slightly more fitted (and possibly more flattering) look. Try it! If you don't like how it looks you can always pull out the stitching.
|Turn top inside out and find center of side seam. Make a mark at center 1" away from seam. Now draw a slightly curved line from the chest band to the center mark, and from the center mark to the hem.
|Sew along this line. Trim fabric along seams, press open.Hem bottom edge. Fold ½" under along raw edge, press. Repeat (raw edge is now hidden). Sew along edge of fold. Alternative: use blind hem foot to create an invisible hem or use serger to finish edge with a rolled hem.
|Step 10: Make and attach pockets (optional).
Fold pocket piece in half lengthwise with right sides together. Sew around edge with ¼" seam, leaving 2" open at bottom of pocket. Press, clip corners, turn right-side-out, press again. Place pockets where desired on outside of top (I centered mine along the side seams). Topstitch sides and bottom of pocket to attach, sewing opening shut as you go.
Step 11: Stand back, admire, take a picture and put it in the SMS Flickr Pool!
Green top variation with contrasting fabrics.
Yellow top variation (minus ruffle details).
For the yellow top:
The ruffles, pockets and arm divots were omitted. Instead, a piece of 1/4″ bias tape was sewn 3/8″ away from the unfolded edge of both the straps and the chest band pieces. Gathering was done in place of pleats: make a mark along the top edge 7″ away from either side of center (for both front and back). Gather between marks until size matches chest band, then sew front and back together and continue as in pleated version.
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I Made It! My first garment ever. Thanks so much. I am really, really happy with it. (Wearing it now.)
Y'all can check it out on my blog:
I love this top – I've only just started to learn sew, so made one of these for myself and it's wonderful (Bit cold to wear now, but can't wait for spring to make an appearance). I also made one for my sister, now who else can I make one for?…
This is so cute, thanks for the tutorial I have so much fabric i never know what to do with it.
I know this is an old post but I just wanted to say I have made it twice. Once for one daughter and then the other daughter wanted one and then a friend wants one. Great tutorial!!
Is this published under any license? Creative Commons or the like? Or are we allowed to sell what we create from this pattern? Just wondering as I didn't see it offhand 🙂
Cool blog.
Thank you for this tuto. I going to try for my daugther…and for me.
Have a good day
I'm so into sewing now and looking for simple tutorial tops. thanx for this picstures tutorial. this is a very good blog. thanx ^_____^
I saw this tutorial last Friday, immediately measured my daughter and myself and eagerly bought fabric. It was SO easy to lay-out the shapes and cut the pieces (without a rotary-can't find it since the move). Finally had time to piece it together last night and am wearing it today. Thank you for restoring conficence in my ability to follow directions and come-out with something functional!
I love this top i will definitely be making one.
Thank you for generously sharing. Love it!
Simply beautiful, wonderful!!!
This looks doable even for me! I can't do sleeveless, though. Please could you tell me how to make this same top with short sleeves?
Love This top I have three little girls and so I am going turn this into A Dress for my daughters! and make a matching top for the fourth of july!! So excited!!
Thanks so much.
i made this into my daughter dress
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I am in love with this tutorial!! I have already made several of these for my 15 month old. The only problem is that I can't get mine to not make me look pregnant! Ugh. My only complaint would be to give a general idea of how much fabric would be needed.
i made this for my 3 yr old & it has come out sooooo well.she looks like a lil darling:)
thank you so much
I just made this! It is the first thing I've made for an adult and it is great. I'm intimidated by patterns but the measurements on this were so easy. I'm thrilled with the result and have gained some confidence to sew some more clothes for myself!
this is so cute. id like to try to make it longer and turn it into a really cute summer dress that comes to the mid thigh…ofcourse this is an extremely beginer sewer writing haha
Yippee! Thanks Rae, for the fantastic (and free!) tutorial! This was my first ever piece of clothing for me (i.e. not my kids) and I LOVE it! It was really easy to follow. I did have to take in a lot of fabric on the optional fitting step – I highly recommend that step – but if you are preggers this top will fit beautiful without taking it in. Here are some photos:
I LOVE this pattern!! Thank you so much for sharing! I made this for my very thin 13 y/o daughter yesterday. Took me just a few hours, from measuring her, to finishing. I did a french seam on the side seams, no worries about fraying. I'm planning a zipper for the next one.
I'm going to give this a go during nap time today! I really hope it turns out well. Thank you so much for all the information!!♥♥♥
I've been meaning to make one of these for a while. Finally had the time. This is my first garment project. I love it.
Here's a pic.
This is so cute! I might have to try to make one!
I'm hoping to make two of these: one as a shirt, and one as a dress. Now I have to go look through my huge unorganized piles of fabric for pieces that go together and are big enough!
This is uncanny! i was thinking of JUST such a top and now I don't have to figure it out myself! THANK YOU!!
very cute top i want to try this thanx for sharing
Thank you so much for posting such detailed instructions. For someone who is very new to sewing, this is a pot of gold 🙂
What a cute top! I can't wait to try it out.
Just wanted to let you know that I made a video showing me using your tutorial. I hope you check it out and like it! I really love this tutorial so I wanted to share it with other people 🙂
So cute! Can't wait to make this one.
Great tutorial- no the slightest confused which is brilliant! I have some fantastic fabric in my stash which I wnat to use. Thankyou!
I'm going to have to make one of these for myself! Thanks for the tutorial! 🙂
O am totally going to make matching tops for me and my daughter. Great tutorial.
Ah!!! at last I found what I was looking for. Somtimes it takes so much effort to find even tiny useful piece of information.
Nice post. Thanks
Just thought I would share…just learning how to sew…Thank you for the Ruffle shirt pattern…I DID IT!….It came out cute…Thank you!
Muito Obrigado .That means Tks so much in Portuguese ! From Brazil my tks to you to explain so well how to make this top. Very well done, very easy to understand nice pictures too!
Me again to say that I've translated this AWESOME tutorial in Italian to give some joy to my italian craft mates too. If there's any problem with this please let me know and I'll take it off straight away. Otherwise I thank you dearly for sharing such a cute cute thing!!!
Here's the link: http://birdsandbees.us/2009/08/lovely-top-made-from-great-tutorial/
this is soo cool thank you for making this blog for sewing I `m a begging sewer so these projects are just so awesome! thanks so much.
Wow I REALLY love this tutorial, it is really clear and so easy to adapt! As soon as I have my mojo back I will be making this into a multi-layered dress (I hope). If it is a success I will upload to the Flickr pool!
Thank you for this pattern!! I've been needing a new shirt, and this was what I had in mind. Unfortunately, I don'y know how to draft my own patterns. Yours looks easy to follow. Thanks again!
thanks for your tutorial..i made a ruffle dress for my daughter based on your tutorial..
This top is so easy and fabulous!
Thank you so much Made by Rae, you just made my day 🙂
Check my one out : http://www.birdsandbees.it/news/31/55
thanks for posting this! good, easy to follow instructions! wasn't quick though as i have no sewing machine and did it all by hand! didn't turn out to bad considering i'd never sewed anything in my life! thanks!
Absolutely adore this shirt. thanks for sharing your pattern. 🙂
I absolutely love this pattern! I am a big girl… my 'girls' are a 42F to give you a clue! I just made this in about 30 minutes, minus the ruffles. I made it with a divot and in the front, two small pleats. I put it on and walked outside to see my husband… his first words, "Where did you buy that shirt?" I said that I made it. "YOU MADE IT!!!!!?? It looks professional!" Yeah… he just made my day and you did as well giving me a great pattern to work with! Thank you!!!!!!!!
So cute, I'm going to make one as a dress!
I love this look! I love the pleats in front. I am a novice seamstress and have never sewed this many pleats before. I hope it turns out well. I am going to try this today. Thanks for sharing!
I made this in 2 coordinating batiks for my daughter's birthday(19th). I did not cut or hem it because I wanted to make sure it was the proper length. She loved it and we kept it long for a summer dress. It is the first thing I have made for her in a long time. She does not always enjoy Mom's projects but loved this one. Now my other 2 daughters want one too. It is easy and fun to make.
Thank you!!
Im so making one for me and my sister
Just made this shirt this last weekend. It turned out great! I wore it to work and received tons of compliments. I have plans to make two more. So exciting! Thanks for the pattern
I love this top and thank you for the patterna. My top can be found at http://strommingdesign.blogspot.com/2009/06/spring-ruffle-top.html
The tutorial was great and easy to understand even for someone who do not speak englis as a first language.
E to the M–
I have a large bustline, and it does kind of hang off me like a tent…I kept thinking, this would be great if I were several months pregnant. 🙂 Just a warning!
To make the ruffle all you have to do is baste along the edge 2 times (mayvbe 1/8in apart) Then you gather the fabric along the basting and voila, you have a ruffle.
i am an apparel sewing novice (i quilt, but haven't tried clothes). how does one make the ruffles? i was a bit lost in the tutorial. do you gather the fabric as you sew? or does the ruffle automatically happen as you sew? i don't understand how the 3″x22″ rectangles gets ruffle-y. thanks!
As a teenager, I can remember sewing several tops/smocks in this style. I come from a large family with limited resources and I would go to the thrift stores and use fabric from old garments to make these. Friends were envious because my creations were one of a kind. Funny how the style has come back… The memories are priceless. Thank you.
Wow. Thanks! You could lengthen this and make a great nightgown too.
I just finished making it,and I would like to say that to anyone who is making this as a maternity shirt,you don't need to modify it at all! In fact,I had to modify it so it WOULDN'T look like a maternity shirt,which is good,seeing as I am not pregnant,I just wanted to make a summer shirt that is girly looking.
Once again,I had such a blast making this shirt!! It fits perfectly,and I love that I made it myself!! It looks like I bought it from the store!
Everyone should have at least one of these in their wardrobe!! I am already planning the next one I am going to make!!!
I am just taking a break from making this shirt to say how much fun I am having!!! I am a begginer in sewing,and I was pleasantly surprised to find how easy to understand the directions are!! That is one problem I usually have with online sewing patterns! My mom is very happy with this,too,because I had to use math to make this. *YUCK* I can't wait to finish and wear it for all to see!!! Thank you so much! I can't wait to make something else! Any suggestions?
i was SO excited to try this top, but it was a bear! some modifications necessary to make this wearable: i would not consider myself to have "a larger bust" at a B cup, but i had to pick the front pleats out as per the directions for those with a larger bust, or i looked 8 months pregnant. in the back, i had to extend the pleats down another 3+" and essentially turn them into darts, otherwise i had a weird bubble of fabric between the pleats and my butt. the bottom wasn't tight around my hips, at all–the back just made an odd sort of bubble on me. i'm pretty short-waisted and have a good lumbar curve, so maybe that was it?? i love babydoll tops and have quite a few already, but this one i basically had to turn into a different shirt than the pattern: top-anchored front pleats, 5-6″ darts in the back, and shorten it to hip length (which i meant to do anyway). i still have to play with the pleats/darts in the back to make them behave the way i would like, but i think i have managed to salvage this top.
Love this! Anyone have any tips on the type of fabric? If I use 100% cotton, will that be enough give to be able to put this on?
AAAAAHHHH!!!! I just adore this shirt! I made one a week ago without the pockets, and today I decided to add them and THEY ARE SO CUTE! I feel so cute in this shirt!!! I also started my second one today and I'm going to try to add sleeves to it. If I succeed then I will post a tutorial on my blog of how to do so!
Rae, you are awesome, thankyou thankyou thankyou!
great tutorial. thanks for sharing!
i agree that someone needs to do a tute on how to add sleeves to this.
I love the birdcage fabric…please if anyone know where to get some let me know! Thanks!!
Thank you for the awesome tutorial! I have some fabric in mind already. This might just be the foundation my new spring/summer wardrobe!
Can't wait to get started on this project!!! I hope it is a simple as it looks!!!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! This was great–easy to follow and with great results. Thanks again!
Wow! Thank you very much! I always wanted to write in my site something like that
hi rae,
wow just too darn cute, u could nvr buy this in a store!!! i wish i had skinny arms cuz i would make this in a heart beat. love love love!!!
cakes_ri aka karen
wowowo really simple and nice!!!!
Oh, I'm totally going to make this. Hopefully I can squeeze in a trip to the fabric store this week… Thanks for sharing!
When I saw this shirt I thought that I MUST do one. On the same night I started working on my own and it came out perfect!
Thank you!
I LOVE this and I'm going to order some fabric so I can make it. I'm just wondering if this can be made into a dress. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can go about this?
Very cute, I already made one and my daughter loves it. Off to make some more
Have any plus sized gals tried this? I am a little concerned about whether or not it will make a zaftig girl like myself look preggers.
Very cute top, my 11 year old daughter is in love with it. I am not a sewer but will try to make it.
Thanks. Rosa
love the easy look of this top and feel like sitting down to make it right away
I'm getting ready to make a version of this for my nearly 5 year old~maybe til we are done, I will make for all of us! = ) Thanks so much!
Such a fabulous top! I want to make some for my kids, and for me!
I just love this top. And you have done an excellent job with giving pictures of each step which is oh so helpful. I find that standard clothing directions in a pattern are often confusing, but I feel I could make this top. Thanks so much!
This top is so cute. I may try it so that the straps button in front. I love big buttons!
So here's a quick question. I love the top and want to make one but as a girl with a big bust line I'm worried it may hang off my chest like a circus tent. What do you think?
Lovely, perfect for summer…I willbe making afew of these!
It's so cute, thank you so much! I've already made mine, click on my name to go see!
This is just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing it! I love the top with the piping and birdcage fabric.
just took my measurements, can't wait to get started!
Such a cute top even if it's a little over my ability right now! Who knows, I may give it a try when warmer weather hits my part of the world!
Love the shirt! It looks so cool and comfy. Perfect for summer! Thanks for sharing!
What an adorable top! Thank you for the inspiration!
This is really cute. I came from Blissfully Domestic. I've bookmarked your blog and will be back!
Wow! So cute! What a wonderful pattern. I absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing. Definitely going to try this one when I get the chance.
anyway to get this as a pdf for downloading? gracias.
Super cute top…I wish i was a better sewer to follow along…but I am learning!
Very cute. Love the yellow flowered fabric.
I Loooove this top! I just came up with an idea for one I am going to make this Fall even though I don't have the fabric yet!
Thanks for sharing this great tutorial! Can't wait to make myself one…or twenty 🙂
i love this shirt- super cute. how would you change the measurements for a maternity shirt?
This is CUTE!! And I love that it can be made any size! I'm thinking one (or a few) for me and some for the munchkin! Thank you!
Oh my goodness, too too cool! Must try!
Awesome top and great tutorial! I'm raiding to my stash right now so I can make this!
I've had Rae's bag on my to-do list for a while… and now this summery top that will easily accommodate my expanding baby belly… geez I need to get sewing! Thanks for some more great inspiration and the info about using it as a maternity pattern.
My daughters want me to make this for them. Would the measurements work for kids as well?
Fantastic pattern! Just changed made one for my 3 year old
This is the best tutorial EVER! I can't wait to get an hour (or a million) to myself to try this out! Love the idea of not needing a pattern, which also equals not needing extra cash to blow on sewing, which I don't have atm, lol. Thanks for the brilliant post!
It needs to be 80 degrees right now… because I just finished this top – and don't want to take it off. –and thanks for the note about leaving the pleats unsewn if bigger bust. I never thought I'd be in that category (thanks to baby!) It fits perfectly! —and covers up the straps of the nursing bra! Thanks!
Thanks for the great tutorial and making it so that we can adapt it to our own size!
This top is super cute. Thanks for the tute. =)
LOVE it! I'm going to make a pile of these for the summer…they'll hide my baby belly until I get around to sharing the news with the boss!! Thanks!
I didn't think I wanted to sew today. Now I do! Thanks for this darling top. I am making one for me and one for each of my daughters. Adorable.
OK, this is on the To Do list!!
I love this top! I am always looking for cute things to make for myself. I seem to spend most of my time making dresses for my daughters. I cannot wait to try out this top! hopefully I can find the time to make it before my vacation at the end of next month!!!
so cute! I love it. thanks for sharing this easy idea for mama:).
Wow, it's not easy to find a tute for a top that can work as maternity as well. This is super cute, thanks so much!
I just found out that my daughter is expecting and this pattern would be perfect for her this summer! Thanks
This is adorable – what great project for next weekend. Thank you for sharing.
The top is so cute. I have been wanting to try and make some clothing. Looks like a great place to start.
this top is so sweet. I goin to make it longer and wear it as a dress. 😀
Really cute top! Thanks for this SO easy-to-follow tutorial – the instructions and pictures are crystal-clear!
This top is adorable!
*Gorgeous*! Definitely going in my pile of summer sewing projects.
Thanks Rae, you always have the best ideas! Love it!
I was LITERALLY just searching blogs and etsy for this type of top pattern. THANK YOU again for providing us with a great pattern!!!
That is so cute!
This is adorable and amazingly simple too. Thank you SO much for this wonderful tutorial. Great job!
cute top. I love the green version!!!
What a cool looking shirt. I like how it's done by measurements. This way I can make one for my daughters as well. Thanks bunches!
~Tootles for now!
I bought the fabric for this today. I hope to have it ready to wear this week and posting it for the Spring Top Week.
I'm making this right now, must have been fate that took me to the fabric shop on friday, and found this tonight, cant wait to finish it up and wait for the wiltshire rain to stop!!! thanks so much, love your blog!!! x
This top is great! I can't wait to make it.
I am totally loving this top! Won't everyone be jealous of me when I finish mine and show off my fashion and skills!! Thanks for the tutorial.
These are so adorable! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE this!!!! Can't wait to make it THIS week!!
Thanks for the great tutorial! Wonder if I have time to make it today…
This is so cute, and so very adaptable to some very fun pattern/color combinations…the trouble is figuring out where to start!!
Thanks! this is totally adorable. I can't wait to try it!!
I made one for my niece last night! Thanks for sharing.
Love the yellow variation!
Ooh, this shirt is great! I was so glad to read the suggestions for us preggy folk, and encouraged that other ladies are thinking the same thing I am (this shirt will be PERFECT as my belly gets bigger this summer!). Thanks for this!
I think I will make it a bit longer and make nightgowns for my daughter and me, how cute!
thank you, thank you. i think this is a top even I – a complete beginner can make. it's definitely made it to my to-do list! thank you.
awesome! I am going to make this!
This is the perfect summer top, anyone could wear this. Thanks for sharing.
LOVE this top, I think this will be the first piece of clothing I've ever made for ME 😉 Thanks so much for the tutorial
The tutorials and contributors are always so great on SMS! Thank you for providing this info to us!! firstname.lastname@example.com
The top looks fantastic – thanks!
I love, love, love this top. Thanks to you all for putting it up here and to Rae for showing it to us. I really have to get something nice to make it with now! I'm enjoying seeing what everybody has made at the photo pool too. Well done everyone!
very cute and it seams fairly easy too. thanks.
Do you have this in PDF? It's 13 pages if I print from the website.
Oh! I am in love…so delicate and feminine…but not too frilly! Now I just need some sunflower colored fabric…
Do you have any photos of the top and bottom worn together? I just want to see how they lay.
How cute!! And someone made a comment that this would make a cute little dress, too. LOVE it. This tutorial was so easy to read. And I'm tutorially-challenged. I need it as clear as possible. Good job!
Yay for Rae! She's done it again 🙂 What a star. Thanks for sharing, love this, so so cute. xxx
Ohhh… thank you , thank you, thank you for posting this tutorial … and many more thanks to Made by Rae for sharing it as well !!! I have being looking for exactly a top like this… specially the gathered variation but adding the ruffles ! Hopefully mine will turned out as pretty as the one in the pictures and maybe I can also try making one for my pre-schooler ! Thanks Again !!!
I love it! Can't wait to make one (or two, or three) Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! Thank you! I have been searching for a great top pattern. Can't wait to give this one a try.
A-dorable! OH my gosh! I want to make many of these! Off to rifle through my stash…
What a fantastic tutorial – can't wait to try this! I had planned to use my piles of pretty fabric for my girls but I think I've just be sidetracked! Thanks!
Such a great shirt! I'm going to try it as soon as I can put this baby down…
perfect solution for this summer, since I have no tank tops that fit 🙂
Looks like I have a project for next weekend!
Love it!
Those examples are beautiful!
Your blog is great! I made the Buttercup Bag and just love it!
ooohhh… i love it – especially without the ruffle thanks for the pattern:)
It's really nice. I loved looking at the other colors and I liked the one without the ruffles also
ahhh! i LOVE this! its soooo perfect for me! thanks for posting it! love how you made it customizable for everyone. can't wait to try it out!!!!
I like the front for an apron idea. Super cute.
Arg! So awesome! I need some work appropriate tops – I'm going to try one with & one without ruffles!
Wow, that is such a cute shirt and it actually seems like quite a doable pattern! I might have to give it a try. Thanks for the continual inspiration!
I love this top! It is so cute and I'm dying to make one…I have the hardest time with patterns. But, I totally need sleeves! Anyone with any ideas on that one?
LOVE IT! I linked to this!
Super cute! If I get a chance, I want to try this with extra fabric/longer fabric in the front to make a maternity shirt. I don't think it would be hard to do at all with the way it's already fairly full.
I am sooo trying this top…..I just love it. I have such a hard time finding clothes that fit properly – this is such a wonderful and easy way to do a custom fit.
I love, love this kind of tutorial. Thanks.
So cute and great tutorial!
Thanks Rae! you're awesome!
Great tutorial! I can't wait to try it!
This is such a cute shirt! Here in the south, it will be the perfect addition to my wardrobe. 🙂
THis may be the cutest top ever….even better I can say I made it!
Looks like a fun project.
Love the last variation without the ruffles, especially love the fabric.
Great, I need to try this!
I've gotta quit my day job so I can stay home and sew! Very cool.
A-DORABLE! thank you for the great tutorial!
This is a surprisingly cute top for so little work required, thanks to Rae hopefully I have at least one cute new top in the near future!
Cute top! I think I need to make a couple of these. Thanks so much for the tute!
This top will be perfect for the hot summer days chasing after two boys! Thanks for another great tutorial!
Adorable! great tutorial, too. Thanks.
This is beyond adorable. It's definitely going on my to do list!
Wow, this is a definite must!
Wow, adorable. Think even I could try sewing the one without the ruffles!
So cute. These would look adorable on my daughters. I can't wait to make them.
Really cute! Thanks for the simple tutorial. I hope it looks that fun when I try to make it! =)
I like the yellow version especially. I may need to make something with pockets for summer.
Beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial!
Wow, I love this top – maybe I should actually try to make something for myself! Love it!
This is the first item of clothing I have ever sewn for myself, it was fast and easy and totally cute on!!! I did find that I would like my shoulder straps about 1 inch shorter but the rest of the measurements are spot on. Thank you!!!
I love this shirt but it doesn't tell me how much fabric I need to buy for each piece.
Adorable. I will be making this in Mommy & toddler size…
This top looks like a good one to modify into a maternity top! What a lovely idea!
Have to make it!!!
Love this top will def need to give it a go. We don't get too much sun here but a long sleeved white T underneath this would look cute.
Have noticed so many comments about turning this into a maternity shirt (which I think would be quite easy). I think sew-mama- sew should think about doing a little maternity special (a few weeks too late for me – sob! – but would be nice to see all the same)
Thank you for another awesome tutorial! I loved your buttercup bag and this top is just gorgeous. I especially love the pockets 🙂 Keep up the great work!!!
yay, so cute and i am so excited that us maternity people can wear it as well!
Yet another wonderful tutorial! Thanks!
Super cool shirt top. Thanks for the tutorial.
Very spring! I wonder if it would work for a pregnant belly….hmmmmm.
Verry Nice…really like the green and red combo!
How did you know that I found some fabric just last week and wanted to make this exact, I mean exact top! Thank you so much for sharing Beth!
Very cute and looks super easy. Thank you for the tutorial.
This top has great potential for lots of variations! ~H
Wow that top is so cute. I am going to have to make one.
Great i can now start working on my top and i better get cracking with it. Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial.
I never make stuff for myself, because it takes so much longer than making for my girls. But I think this one is demanding to be made for me! Yippee!
thanks for the tutorial. I love the blouse. it's perfect for spring and summer! I'm adding this tut to my favorites!
LOVE it, I will be adding this to my to-do list!
Ooh! Making this will be a perfect treat for when I finish my exams! Can't wait – and THANK YOU!
Very cute!
So cute! I can't wait to try it. Thank God for all these amazing crafty women who share their creativity with us.
Very cute! I'm not sure how it will flatter the, um, rack, but it looks so comfy I'm going to give it a try.
oh so cute! Any chance of tips on how to estimate yardage required?
I am going to make one of these!!
Oh I love this! This is moving up on the to-do list and bypassing some projects that have been there awhile…I never make anything for me, but I think that will change with this cute top!
what a fun top!
My teen daughters will adore this pattern (me too). Thanks!
such a cute top! i can't wait to try this!
So cute, just what I was looking for. Now I have to clean my work are up.
I love this! I am so behind on my sewing, but hopefully this will get me in gear so I can enjoy before fall hits!
oohh aaahhh, can wait to try it!
WowI Incredibly cute! Definitely going on my to do list! Thanks!!
HOLY! you have read my mind. i soooo wanted to start sewing something exactly like these-indebted. THANK YOU!!! 🙂
I definitely need to find some fabric for this one – thanks for sharing! 🙂
I love how this can be made to fit anyone, any size! I'm going to try one for me and one for my daughter. SMS – would you consider putting this in a pdf for easier printing? Thanks for the great resource!
So cute. It might make a cute dress for my three year old too, depending on the scale. I'll have to try it out.
I've been wanting to try making a top…maybe this should be the one. Very cute!
Thanks everyone for the kind comments! I'm so glad you like it and can't wait to see your finished ruffle tops!!!
I just had to comment because a few of you have asked about maternity modifications; I am actually currently six months pregnant too so I tried hard to make this pattern work for both pregnant and non-pregnant folks (I'm sucking in my baby belly in the pic above BTW, but the tops do fit me fine even when I'm not…). Because there's about 12 inches of ease in the hips I think you'll find that it will fit for quite a long time even if you are pregnant. If you are closer to 8-9 months, you may want to add another couple of pleats in the front, and maybe an inch or two of length in the front, but I wouldn't add much more than that; 20 inches is actually quite long and I think you'll find it covers the belly just fine; maybe just shorten the back slightly if you want it to look more balanced when you stick out in front! (:
what a cute top! and another thing on my to do list 🙂
Welcome, Rae! What a lovely top!
I LOVE this top! If only I didn't have oh about a thousand other sewing projects right now!! Maybe I will have to move this one to the top.
Love this! So going to whip a few. Maybe even one as a dress 🙂 Thank you for sharing your pattern.
Wonderful tutorial/pattern and just in time for Spring!
What a great spring top! Thank you for another great tutorial…makes me want to sew!
Super cute! I have a mental health day coming up soon and this may be just the thing to do!
I've been looking for some cute spring/summer tops and this fits the bill. It gets hot here in Hot-lanta so this will come in handy.
That's amazing! I need to go buy some fabric.
That top is awesome! I am definately going to make at least one for my summer wardrobe!
So cute! I want to sew one for me and one for my daughter!
love it! want to make one for my girls!
So cute! Now to choose my fabric! Thank you!!
So so so so cute!!!! I am going to have to make a couple!
VERY cute. I love it Rae!
That is a SUPER cute top. The pleating detail really makes it look tailored and stylish. Great tutorial!
Love this top! I have to make one for myself, one for my daughter, on for my S-I-L, one for a friend……..
This top is being added to my to-do list and I'm putting at the top (for me) – for once everyone else can wait!
This is really cute!!
Adorable! Thank you so much for sharing. This looks easy enough even for me. I think I'll try it this weekend (will blog and share if I manage it).
This looks fantastic, and, ultimately, very do-able. Thanks, I just might tackle it!
Rae-You are awesome. This top is perfect. Thank you so much!
So cute! I really want to make one. Thanks for the tutorial!!
Rae, I love it! I want to make it!
This cute top is going to the top of my to-do list!! Can't wait for warmer weather!
I wore one very similar in the mid-70's and I loved it then and I love it now! May have to make my 20 year old daughter one of these.
Cool top! Thanks for sharing.
Love it! I am going to try to make one for me and my daughter. Great tutorial, thanks!
Rae, you are a rockstar! I'm super short-waisted and this is one of the few styles of summer top that I can wear without looking like the side of a barn. Thank you so much!
Cute shirt – I love the yellow!
This is so cute! I will be making this for sure:)
I love how feminine and soft the top top is. 🙂 Thanks or sharing your creativity (and variations, makes it irresistible to try) ! Maybe now that it's getting nice and warm a break from blankets & quilts would be appropriate…
Cute shirt. Thanks for the tutorial.
I noticed quite a few questions about altering this for a prego belly. Tips or suggestions on where to find tips on this would be awesome.
So cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
This top is fabulous! It will be a perfect maternity top for me as it gets warmer, really excited about this!
I love love love this shirt. Who is the designer of the yellow flower fabric (the main fabric in the tutorial?) thanks a lot for the tutorial
wow, great top!
I'm adding this to my project list. What fun it will be to make something for myself to wear!
apparel scares me, but I think I can do this. it is very cute.
This is so cute! I want to make a little babydoll dress like this!
Sew cute and wonderful instructions. I need to make a few of these!!
I've been looking for some summer maternity tops to make and I think I can adapt this one pretty easily – thanks!
I love this!!
I wonder if I doubled the ruffles in the front and made the front longer than the back I could alter it to accommodate my 30-some weeks preggo belly?
Any tips from the pros on this one?
oh my gosh! I love them! I'm making a hundred RIGHT NOW
Wow! These tops are SO cute! I can't wait to make one!
This is the most darling summer top ever!! Cant wait to dig through my fabric stash to make a few of these beauties!! Nice work on the tutorial.
Bookmarked! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. It looks like it can easily be adapted into a little summer dress, too.
What a fun top! I may have to try this tonight.
this is really cute! i can't wait to try to make one this weekend!
That's such a cute top! I look forward to trying it out!
super cute and great for hot summer days. thank you for the pattern!
This top is so cute! I'm definitely going to have to give this a try.
This is GREAT! I will be stopping by the thrift stores this weekend in search of some vintage sheets to make myself a top or three.
love this! I'm going to the fabric store right now!
So cute! I love it. i was looking for a summer top to make and this is perfect. Thanks!!
Wow, that is really cute. I don't usually make clothing, but I may just have to try this.
What an adorable top and a great tutorial.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh….thank you for this WONDERFUL tutorial. My sweet daughter is a second grade school teacher. That means she works SOOOO hard, is sadly underpaid and since she and her husband both teach, her budget for new clothes is nil. I try my best to make things she would enjoy and wear and I know she will LOVE this!!!! Thank you again for your generous contribution to her wardrobe and to my being able to help!!!! XXX Annie
this is such an awesome tutorial, I can't wait to try this! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
That is seriously awesome!!! If anyone has any links to a tutorial about how to add short sleeves to this, I would love it…
Really clever tutorial. One size TRULY fits all. It would certainly work as a nice sundress too!
This top is so cute and can be made for anyone. It amazes me when people make their own patterns and now I'm learning too. Thanks
Wow! That is *so* cute! And it even looks do-able! I'm wondering if one could turn it into a maternity top by making the front trapezoid significantly bigger than the back one? The back, plus a belly? Anyone? I would *love* to make one of these, but the only way it'll work this spring is if it accommodates a big ol' belly!
I really like the top, thank you for the tutorial. It is on my ToDo list.
Wow I love this! Just in time for the warm weather!
I was admiring this shirt on your blog and so you can imagine my happiness to find a tutorial for it here! I cannot wait to try it! Thank you!!!
Very cute! I can already imagine all sorts of variations… time to pull out some fabric!
Thank you for this tutorial! I am excited to run downstairs & start sewing!
This is the sweetest top. I'm going right now to pick out fabric to make one for my sister.
Ooooh great tutorial!!
This is a great layout with great directions. I'm thinking I can adjust the front panel and pleats to accomodate the baby belly I'll be sporting in another few weeks, too. Wouldn't I just cut the front panel longer than the back, maybe on a curve with the lowest point in the center? I am thinking so. Thanks for the idea.
so gorgeous! i am just a beginner but i am bookmarking this one to learn how to make! these are my favorite tops to wear – i would love to pick out my own fabric!
Love the yellow banded top. Thanks for the tutorial.
love it. am starting one today!
I love this shirt!
Thank you for sharing. 🙂


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Today little Frederick and his mother visited a school and a family. While they were there, they saw a band, checked out the litter, and noticed a sleuth standing nearby. Later that day, they watched an army and a troop for quite a while, and noticed they were standing beside a battery. As they were leaving to go home that day, Frederick and his mother saw a party just near the den and were indeed very happy.
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Mattingly doesn't expect big moves at Deadline
LOS ANGELES -- Despite rumored links to star pitchers Jon Lester, Cole Hamels and the like, manager Don Mattingly said he's "not expecting anything huge" for the Dodgers before Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline.
There's been talk the Dodgers could add a starting pitcher, deal one of their surplus outfielders -- or both -- but Mattingly hasn't added any fuel to that fire.
"I'm happy with our club," he said Tuesday. "We feel like we're good enough to get where we want to go. Anything I'm saying, that we want this or that, to me, is always negative for our players that are here, saying our guys aren't good enough."
The crowded outfield, in particular, has been the focus of much discussion. The Dodgers recently moved Yasiel Puig to center field and Matt Kemp to right field, with Carl Crawford starting in left and former All-Star Andre Ethier the odd man out.
But Mattingly said Ethier has taken the decision in stride. If the Dodgers don't make a move to unload an outfielder, the manager doesn't anticipate any issues in the clubhouse.
"I think Andre understands the situation," Mattingly said. "He didn't tell me how happy or unhappy he was with it. I think he's been around here long enough to know that that could change any moment. One misstep, or if something happens, changes his role.
"We've invested too much to get to this point. It's not really about who's playing, who's not playing at this moment. It's going to be about us winning."
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I know I'm not breaking any new ground here and that I could've just broken this post down and put each part into an existing thread. I'm rebellious like that. I'm going to attempt to break down the Pacers position by position.
Point Guard:
Can we just drop the absolute negativity surrounding Jamaal Tinsley for a few minutes? Jamaal's been solid. Before you skip the rest of my post and start with your rebuttals, hear me out. I saw a defensive effort against the Heat I've never seen before from Tinsley. He was picking Williams up at the half court line and keeping him from initiating the offense at will. He got beat on some pick and rolls and J-Will flat out ran by him in the open court at least once. What he didn't do was force a bunch of shots, go all Rucker league, or lose his mind and just start pushing people when he got burnt. He had 5 turnovers vs the Heat (one went thru Murphy's hands and one was when he just threw the ball out on the court to let the time expire) and only one against the Knicks. In the same time span he has 12 assists and 5 steals. That's not gonna get you on the all-star team but it's solid. He's also averaging 14.5 points. I am concerned with the overall position though. I like Armstrong. I also know he's 38 years old and his game relies entirely on the one thing 38 year old atheletes cannot provide night in and night out...energy. I want to see DA playing like he did against the Knicks in the playoffs not in a wheelchair. I think if we keep riding this guy like we have post trade that's where he'll end up. He's playing 26 minutes a night because we have no formidable backup points. Orien Greene and Keith McLeod aren't nincompoops like Eddie Gill but I wouldn't be upset if they never saw the court. We don't need a guy who wants 20 minutes a night but we need someone who can be relied upon to keep the train rolling. Maybe that guy is McLeod I don't know.
I've decided to just combine all of our 2's and 3's. This isn't a team with a Reggie Miller or Ray Allen. We have 5 players who play both positions. They may be better at one but all will see time at both. Danny Granger is coming into his own offensively and he did a nice job defensively on Wade, but we need more than 3.5 rebounds a game from him and that's what he's given us since returning to the starting lineup. Daniels and Dunleavy are similar in the sense that they don't have to score to be effective, but on any given night one of them needs to be able to put the ball in the basket. Mike JR.'s shooting has been awful, not his selection per se but he's just not making shots. Daniels shot has started to fall, but over the course of the season he's been on and off. I'm hoping his regulated role will see an end to his inconsistency. Williams got 25 in that first game before the new guys arrived but his minutes have all but vanished. That's alright with me. He's getting 5-10 a game and that will allow him to settle in without the pressure of having to produce. Marshall is the odd man out for now.
The Big Fellas:
JO needs the ball in the post. This is slowing us down. It's also a double edged sword because we need JO to produce and we need him to produce in the post. It's like we're running two teams over the course of a game. We all just need to realize that sometimes we are gonna open up the floor and sometimes we're gonna slow it down and pound it down the other teams throats. I like being able to do both. Jeff Foster is a nice guy. That plays into the hands of Carlisle right now. He can move Jeff to the bench and he'll still give you everything he's got. Foster's seeing 15-20 and I'm fine with that. He may not be a traditional offensive force but he has his moments away from the ball and obviously on the boards. His defense and rebounding will be needed as we go down the stretch. Troy Murphy has that outside shot we've been missing since Brad left us for the coast. While he's not exactly on par with Miller during that part of his career, he's certainly closer than Pollard or Foster ever will be. Ike Diogu is a future piece. If he can work his way in now, like Williams is doing, he'll be fine. I will say I expect him to actually work his way into some minutes by the end of the regular season. He isn't going to make the transition as easily as Murphy and Dunleavy have, but his past numbers indicate he can contribute in the reserve role once occupied by Baston. Maceo is the odd man out for now.
That just leaves David Harrison. I don't care. I gave up on him awhile back. Maybe we can add some variation of Harrison, Baston, Greene, McLeod & Marshall into a solid vet backup point guard. I think things are looking bright as long as Carlisle knows when to play the guys that are producing and sit the guys that aren't without making it a big hullabaloo, we'll be just fine.


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Human Upper Extremity Allotransplantation
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Background: Millions of people each year sustain injuries, have tumors surgically removed, or are born with defects that require complex reconstructive surgeries to repair. In the case of hand, forearm, or arm amputation, prostheses only provide less than optimal motor function and no sensory feedback. However, hand and arm transplantation is a means to restore the appearance, anatomy, and function of a native hand. Although over 70 hand transplants have been performed to date and good functional results have been achieved, widespread clinical use has been limited due to adverse effects of life-long and high-dose immunosuppression needed to prevent graft rejection. Risks include infection, cancer, and metabolic problems, all of which can greatly affect recipients' quality of life, make the procedure riskier, and jeopardize the potential benefits of hand transplantation.
Study Design: This non-randomized, Phase II clinical trial will document the use of a new immunomodulatory protocol (aka - Pittsburgh Protocol, Starzl Protocol) for establishing hand transplantation as a safe and effective reconstructive treatment for upper extremity amputations by minimizing maintenance immunosuppression therapy in unilateral and bilateral hand/forearm transplant patients. This protocol combines lymphocyte depletion with donor bone marrow cell infusion and has enabled graft survival using low doses of a single immunosuppressive drug followed by weaning of treatment. Initially designed for living-related solid organ donation, this regimen has been adapted for use with grafts donated by deceased donors. The investigators propose to perform 30 human hand transplants employing this novel protocol.
Specific Aims: 1) To establish hand transplantation as a safe and effective reconstructive strategy for the treatment of upper extremity amputations; 2) To reduce the risk of rejection and enable allograft survival while minimizing the requirement for long-term high dose multi-drug immunosuppression.
Significance of Research: Hand transplantation could help upper extremity amputees recover functionality, self-esteem, and the capability to reintegrate into family and social life as "whole" individuals. The protocol offers the potential for minimizing the morbidity of maintenance immunosuppression, thereby beneficially shifting the risk/benefit ratio of this life-enhancing procedure and enabling widespread clinical application of hand transplantation.
|Amputation, Traumatic Wounds and Injuries Hand Injuries
|Procedure: Deceased donor hand transplantation Drug: Bone marrow cell-based therapy & single-drug immunosuppression.
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Human Upper Extremity Allotransplantation
- Graft Survival [ Time Frame: Transplantation through end of study period (up to 5 years) ]Post-operative graft survival will be documented monthly Months 1-12 and quarterly (every 3 months) Years 2-5.
- Documentation of immunosuppression required by transplanted participants to maintain graft. [ Time Frame: Transplantation to end of study period (up to 5 years) ]Post-operative serum trough levels will be documented daily Days 1-28, semiweekly Weeks 5-12, weekly Weeks 13-25, biweekly Weeks 26-38, monthly Months 10-12, and quarterly (every 3 months) Years 2-5.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2026
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2021 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (Transplantation)
Hand/arm transplantation in combination with a novel donor bone marrow cell-based therapy followed by single-drug immunosuppression with potential weaning.
Procedure: Deceased donor hand transplantation
Deceased donor hand is surgically attached to recipient arm's stump.Drug: Bone marrow cell-based therapy & single-drug immunosuppression.
This protocol uses a novel bone marrow cell-based therapy for composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA) rather than conventional triple-drug immunosuppression to facilitate long-term graft survival of deceased donor human upper extremities under low-dose maintenance immunosuppression. Initial T-cell depletion with alemtuzumab is followed by upper extremity transplantation and tacrolimus maintenance therapy. Donor bone marrow cells are infused on Day 10 (±4 days) post-transplantation to elicit a host alloimmune response triggering exhaustion and deletion of the respective host (anti-donor) lymphocyte clones. Subsequently, tacrolimus therapy is given for at least 6 months before spaced weaning is considered in stable recipients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 69 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Recent (≥6 months) or remote (i.e., several decades) unilateral or bilateral upper limb loss (below the shoulder) desiring limb transplantation.
- Below-shoulder amputation.
- Male or female and of any race, color or ethnicity.
- Aged 18-69 years.
- Completes the protocol informed consent form.
- No co-existing medical condition which, in the opinion of the study team, could affect the immunomodulatory protocol, surgical procedure, or functional results (see Donor and Recipient Exclusion Criteria below. If the condition is amenable to treatment, the study team must agree that said condition should not significantly enhance the surgical risks of upper extremity transplantation.)
- No co-existing psycho-social problems (i.e., alcoholism, drug abuse).
- Negative for malignancy for past 5 years.
- Negative for HIV at transplant.
- Negative crossmatch with donor.
- If female of child-bearing potential, negative serum pregnancy test.
- If female of child-bearing potential, consent to use reliable contraception for at least one year following transplantation.
- Consents to bone marrow infusion as part of the treatment regime.
- USA citizen or equivalent.
- Patient agrees to comply with the protocol and states a dedication to the immunomodulatory treatment regime.
Exclusion Criteria:
Positive for any of the following conditions:
- Untreated sepsis.
- HIV (active or seropositive).
- Active tuberculosis.
- Hepatitis B or C.
- Viral encephalitis.
- Toxoplasmosis.
- Malignancy (within past 5 years).
- Current/recent (within 3 months of donation/screening consent) IV drug abuse.
- Paralysis of ischemic or traumatic origin.
- Inherited peripheral neuropathy.
- Infectious, post infectious, or inflammatory (axonal or demyelinating) neuropathy.
- Toxic neuropathy (i.e. heavy metal poisoning, drug toxicity, industrial agent exposure).
- Mixed connective tissue disease.
- Severe deforming rheumatoid or osteoarthritis in the limb.
- Conditions that, in the opinion of the study team, may impact the immunomodulatory protocol potentially exposing the recipient to an unacceptable risk under immunosuppressive treatment.
- Sensitized recipients with high levels (50%) of panel-reactive HLA antibodies.
- Conditions that may impact the success of the surgical procedure or increase the risk of postoperative complications including inherited coagulopathies like Hemophilia, Von-Willebrand's disease, Protein C and S deficiency, Thrombocythemias, Thalassemias, Sickle Cell disease, etc.
- Mixed connective tissue diseases and collagen diseases can result in poor wound healing after surgery.
- Conditions that may impact functional outcomes including Lipopolysaccharidosis and amyloidosis (may impact nerve regeneration) or rare disorders of bone healing like osteopetrosis.
- Patients considered unsuitable per the consulted Psychiatrists appraisal.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01459107
|Contact: Kate Knott, DNP,RN,CRNP
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|Contact: Carisa M Cooney, MPH, CCRP 443-287-4629 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: W. P. Andrew Lee, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Gerald Brandacher, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Stefan Schneeberger, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Damon S Cooney, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Justin Sacks, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Jaimie Shores, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|W. P. Andrew Lee, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
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|NCT01459107 History of Changes
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|September 29, 2011
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|March 8, 2016
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Keywords provided by W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D., Johns Hopkins University:
Hand Transplant
Composite Tissue
Upper limb
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Hand Injuries
Amputation, Traumatic
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I am building a website for a client who need to showcase their services with photographic content. I can follow the typical route of hosting the images on the server, and using an image viewer/gallery component.
However, the client wants to be able to frequently change the images, without having to go through me. Thus, increasing the chances of breaking something in the website, or uploading images in the wrong sizes/spec and whole host of problems.
So, I thought that it might be a good idea to direct them to an image hosting service, and then somehow link their website to that. This would allow them to use a fail-proof interface to upload, edit and tag the images. It would decrease loading times of their website. And -I am hoping- this is a good SEO strategy too, increasing exposure through social networking.
The problem is, I have never done this before. I know Google has a photo sharing service, never used it, but it may be good enough for the client. Anybody has any experience or thoughts on this subject?
Appreciated... Thanks!
I don't have direct experience of doing that. However, jamesdeanephotography.com (to which I have no direct connection) uses photoshelter.com (again, no connection), which seems to be pretty flexible. It might be the kind of thing you're after.
Loads of choices. Flickr and Picassa come to mind straight away. There are some that are more directly set up for photography portfolios, I'll see if I can dig 'em out.
Thank you both.
It's not a photography portfolio, it's images of apartments for rental (whatever difference that makes). I am thinking I could have a local gallery with some photographs, and also make them an account on Picasa (or similar), and put a link to that from the site. Or maybe integrate their online Picasa gallery into a website component so it calls the images from there in real-time. I have no clue if that is possible (without a hack). Don't want something to break locally, when/if Picasa decide to change something on their end.
Picasa was also the first thing on my mind, because they also have software, and it's Google behind it.
One last thing, the site is multilingual, 4 different languages for now. I wonder how I could meta/tag the photographs differently for each language from the online service.
Thanks again.
The multi-lingual caption aspect is making it sound like a custom build. Having galleries from either flickr or picassa show on the site is simple enough, but adding the capability to have different captions based on language I'm not sure about. Sounds like you'll either have to build something yourself, or perhaps edit something like this to suit your needs.
Thanks TheOriginal. Regardless of the multilingual tags, should I suggest the client to open up additional image galleries on either flickr or picassa? For the sake of changing and updating the images whenever they feel like it, without tampering with their main website (and risk breaking something). Or bothering me to do it. I will just put an additional link to their online gallery if I have to.
I want an online hosting service that is: fool-proof, easy to use, and allows multiple sub-galleries of non-artistic content.
Eventually I will have to do my own research in flickr, picassa and the rest... I am just too busy right now to do proper testing, so other people's experience is greatly appreciated.
I've only had experience with Flickr. From what I've seen so far, it seems like the best option. It's well-supported- I believe there are plug-ins that enable integration with Wordpress. The resolutions you can upload to are great, and the built-in gallery viewer is nicely done. Cleaner and less industrial looking than Picasa. Just my two cents.
I am using imgur dot com as the free image hosting
I use pixelpost script in my own server.
Sorry to be late to the party on this but just for the record I'd have suggested slideshowpro director. You can install it on your own server and provide the client with access to the backend. Easy uploading of photos and tagging etc. You can make a gallery for a particular part of the website that the client can edit freely and it will update effortlessly. They can re-order photos, add, delete, etc. It is pretty cheap and can be bought outright or as a hosting service. The best part is that the galleries stream optimised content to the device that is viewing the website, free working galleries on most portable devices also, including swipe controls.
Not sure how they would handle multi-language captioning but I'd drop them a line, I doubt it is the first time someone has asked the question.
If you wanted to be a bit lower tech about it, just set up a second server that only hosts images and allow them to just FTP them up. This would make it a bit difficult to configure though, I guess. =p
Flickr has a fairly easy API which you could put into play for this purpose.
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Alton Brown's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Hubby's mom and boyfriend were coming to visit one weekend and I wanted to make something special for brunch. They were planning on rolling into town around 10am and I'm not much of a morning person so I wanted things I could make ahead of time. I decided on a quiche and these overnight cinnamon rolls. I happen to love Alton Brown and his show Good Eats. I DVR it and watch religiously. I love the science behind food. Then I saw these cinnamon rolls in Joelen's blog (btw check out her funny story about when Joelen met Alton Brown!) and knew they would be perfect.
I was a little worried because the rolls did not do much rising during their 30 minutes in the oven with boiling water. They hadn't poofed too much, but I threw them in the oven anyways and hoped for the best. I guess it was my lucky day because they poofed right up while they were baking. They turned out delicious and I'll definitely be making these again.
Alton Brown's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls – from FoodNetwork.com
4 large egg yolks, room temperature
1 large whole egg, room temperature
2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/4 cup
3 ounces unsalted butter, melted, approximately 6 tablespoons
6 ounces buttermilk, room temperature
20 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 4 cups, plus additional for dusting
1 package instant dry yeast, approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
Vegetable oil or cooking spray
8 ounces light brown sugar, approximately 1 cup packed
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
3/4-ounce unsalted butter, melted, approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons
2 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened, approximately 1/4 cup
3 tablespoons milk
5 1/2 ounces powdered sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
For the dough: in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk the egg yolks, whole egg, sugar, butter, and buttermilk. Add approximately 2 cups of the flour along with the yeast and salt; whisk until moistened and combined. Remove the whisk attachment and replace with a dough hook. Add all but 3/4 cup of the remaining flour and knead on low speed for 5 minutes. Check the consistency of the dough, add more flour if necessary; the dough should feel soft and moist but not sticky. Knead on low speed 5 minutes more or until the dough clears the sides of the bowl. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; knead by hand about 30 seconds. Lightly oil a large bowl. Transfer the dough to the bowl, lightly oil the top of the dough, cover and let double in volume, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Mix until well incorporated. Set aside until ready to use.
Butter a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Gently shape the dough into a rectangle with the long side nearest you. Roll into an 18 by 12-inch rectangle. Brush the dough with the 3/4-ounce of melted butter, leaving 1/2-inch border along the top edge. Sprinkle the filling mixture over the dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border along the top edge; gently press the filling into the dough. Beginning with the long edge nearest you, roll the dough into a tight cylinder. Firmly pinch the seam to seal and roll the cylinder seam side down. Very gently squeeze the cylinder to create even thickness. Using a serrated knife, slice the cylinder into 1 1/2-inch rolls; yielding 12 rolls. Arrange rolls cut side down in the baking dish; cover tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator overnight or up to 16 hours.
Remove the rolls from the refrigerator and place in an oven that is turned off. Fill a shallow pan 2/3-full of boiling water and set on the rack below the rolls. Close the oven door and let the rolls rise until they look slightly puffy; approximately 30 minutes. Remove the rolls and the shallow pan of water from the oven.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
When the oven is ready, place the rolls on the middle rack and bake until golden brown, or until the internal temperature reaches 190 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, approximately 30 minutes.
While the rolls are cooling slightly, make the icing by whisking the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until creamy. Add the milk and whisk until combined. Sift in the powdered sugar, and whisk until smooth. Spread over the rolls and serve immediately.
14 Responses to "Alton Brown's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls"
I love love love this recipe! So super easy and no scary yeast issues from me! 🙂 Thanks for the shout out and exposing my funny AB story! 🙂
I'm so jealous you got to meet him!
I love cinnamon rolls, I might have to give these a try this weekend!
These look yummy! AB is the best, how cool that Joelen met him.
I love the nerdy charm of Alton too! And that first picture = total food porn! You shouldn't do that to me, now I'm stuck here without a cinnamon roll to eat. Cruel…
Can't disagree with Steph's comment, food porn is good. We'll be making these tomorrow for breakfast.
Sorry Wagners – Hopefully you made these and enjoyed them as much as we did 🙂
These look very very yummy.
These look so amazing! I've never made cinnamon rolls and really want to.
Did you cover them while they were rising in the oven? The recipe doesn't say whether or not to and mine (I'm making them right now) aren't rising…I guess I'll just throw them in the oven to bake and hope it works out like yours did.
I did not cover them. Mine did rise enough in the oven while baking. Hopefully yours turn out as well!
I love AB! I think he's geeky but he definitely knows great many things about cooking, baking, etc. So when it comes to a recipe from AB, I definitely give it a try! Especially since you're so good at posting this recipe, I will have to make it this weekend! Your picture also convinces me that this can be done, by an amateur cook like myself!
Thanks for posting and for sharing!
Greetings! Very helpful advice within this post! It's the little changes that make the most significant changes. Thanks for sharing!
All the brown sugar mix came out of mine while baking. What did I do wrong?


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The officiating didn't necessarily cost us the game, we contributed a lot in blowing our lead.
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The Padres spent more than $11 million over the past five weeks signing players from the June draft plus one highly regarded Latin American prospect.
The Padres wrapped up their amateur signings last week by reaching an agreement with Florida high school pitcher Walker Weickel for a $2 million bonus plus spending $1 million to sign 16-year-old third baseman Carlos Belen from the Dominican Republic.
Overall, the Padres signed their top 17 draft picks and 39 of their 44 picks. Their top unsigned pick is right-handed high school pitcher Andrew Sopko from Missoula, Montana. Sopko was taken in the 14th round.
Although the Padres have until next Sunday to sign players taken in the June draft, general manager Josh Byrnes said the club is probably done.
"I don't see us signing anyone else," said Byrnes. "We're happy with what we've accomplished."
Just as catcher Austin Hedges was the coup of the 2011 draft as a second-round pick, the Padres believe Weickel could be the prize of the 2012 draft.
Left-handed pitcher Max Fried was certainly the natural pick at seventh overall. But as the draft continued, Weickel's name rose in prominence. With a solid commitment to the University of Miami, teams knew Weickel would demand first-round money to turn pro.
However, under the new rules surrounding the draft, teams were capped on what they could spend in the first 10 rounds. The Padres cap was just over $9.9 million with Fried getting his slotted $3 million.
The Padres signed supplemental-round picks Zach Eflin (33rd overall) and Travis Jankowski (44th overall) and second-round position players Jeremy Baltz and Dane Phillips for under the slotted amounts, giving them the money to sign Weickel at far above the slotted amount.
Weickel is a 6-foot-5 right-hander whose fastball tops out at 94-96 mph. He was 12-1 this season with a 1.37 ERA at Olympia High in Orlando, Fla.
Belen was considered the top hitting third baseman available on the international market this season, although his below average defense could lead to a position change. Speed is also an issue with Belen.
"Everyone loves the bat," said Byrnes.
Around The Farm
Triple-A Tucson (30-58): 3B-2B Jedd Gyorko continues to create the biggest buzz. In 49 games at Tucson, Gyorko is hitting .343 with 13 homers and 47 RBI in 210 at-bats with only 32 strikeouts.
Double-A San Antonio (12-4, 40-46) RHP Donn Roach, who won 10 games with a 1.94 ERA in the first half of the season at high Single-A has not allowed a run in 14 innings in two starts and a relief appearance. He was just named Texas League Player of the Week. But Rymer Liriano is only 3-for-22 since being promoted from Lake Elsinore. Cody Decker has three homers since returning from Tucson and leads the system with 20 combined homers, one more than Gyorko.
Single-A Lake Elsinore (13-3, 48-37): The middle lineup trio of INF-OF Justin Miller (.371 with seven homers and 39 RBI in 43 games), INF Casey McElroy (.467 with four homers and 11 RBI in 15 games) and DH-1B Tommy Medica (.376, 10 homers, 49 RBI in 45 games) have fueled the Storm's fast second-half start. Right-handed closer Kevin Quackenbush is 3-1 with 18 saves in 20 opportunities with a 0.71 ERA.
Single-A Fort Wayne (10-7, 41-46): RHP Adys Portillo is 6-5 with a 1.65 ERA in 16 games, RHP Matthew Wisler is 3-4 with a 2.42 ERA in 16 games and 15 starts and LHP Matt Garces is 5-4 with a 2.45 ERA in 16 starts.
Short-season Single-A Eugene (11-11): OF Baltz is hitting .277 with 11 RBI in 16 games. Phillips is hitting .254 with a homer and 11 RBI in 16 games.
Arizona Rookie Padres (5-10): SS Fernando Perez, a product of Otay Lakes High, got off to a 8-for-14 start with two homers and nine RBI in his first four games.


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Shakira issued a good old fashioned birth announcement.
Adele did things differently. She's kept mum about her new baby boy's name since his October 2012 arrival, until she was spotted sporting a necklace bearing his name.
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I think we can all understand a certain hesitance to share when you're still trying to make sure you've chosen well.
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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelRomantic hotel in the heart of the River Walk
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Close to sights
This 14-story hotel is nestled on a bend of the city's famed River Walk. It is within blocks from The Alamo, the Convention Center, the Majestic Theater, and La Villita.
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Guests can energize in the WestinWORKOUT Gym, or enjoy a soothing spa experience at the Woodhouse Day Spa, overlooking the pool and sun deck.
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The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio provides 15 meeting and event spaces, some with river-view terraces, totaling more than 26,000 square feet (2,340 square meters). The largest space is the Navarro Ballroom at 5,900 square feet (548 square meters). Wireless Internet access is available in public areas for a fee. Guests can enjoy a range of services at the Woodhouse Day Spa with advanced reservation.
Down one corridor of the hotel are river-view loggias—quiet, intimate spaces reminiscent of Italian balconies. Guests are welcome to read, enjoy morning coffee, or just watch the comings and goings along the Riverwalk. The loggias can be reserved for small gatherings and events.
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Room Service - Available 24 hours.
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The 24-hour fitness center provides locker rooms, strength-training equipment, free weights, and an array of cardio machines. Guests can step outside to the terrace pool and seasonal poolside bar overlooking the Riverwalk. Spa services (surcharges) are available upon request.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 16 per night (rates may vary)
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Over the past few weeks, Meek Mill and Cassidy have been exchanging potshots with each other stemming from Meek's desire to battle Cassidy. Now, in an exclusive interview with AllHipHop, Cassidy clarifies the nature of his and Meek's issues with one another.
When asked whether his recent song "Diary of a Hustla" was in fact a slam at his Philadelphia brethren, Cassidy said that the MMG rapper hasn't done anything to him yet to deserve a diss record. However, Cassidy warned that if Meek were to engage him him in that kind of a feud, he would respond with a diss on the level of Nas' "Ether."
"If I do a diss record to Meek, it's going to be on the 'Ether' level, if not worse. It's going to be direct; you won't have a hard time figuring out who I'm coming at. But I didn't feel as though enough was done for him to deserve a diss record yet. He's going to really have to get out-of-pocket, put me in a song or say something crazy to get a diss record. I would advise him not to do it, because if he jumps in the ring with me, it's going to be problems. He knows what I'm capable of, and he knows how I get it in, so I don't blame him for backing out. If I was him, I would have backed out, too."
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In 2009, President Obama, touting his proposed health care legislation to the American Medical Association, said, "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what."
The promise you could keep your insurance plan is already broken, as insurers raise rates, reduce coverage or even pull out of certain markets altogether. Now, broken as well is the president's promise that you can keep your doctor "no matter what."
Buried in one of many stories about the hobbling debut of the Obamacare insurance exchanges is distressing confirmation that, even if you manage to surmount the website glitches and crashes to successfully register, you will face significant restrictions on which doctors you are allowed to select.
Blue Shield of California confirmed to the San Jose Mercury News that half its network of physicians will be available to those who sign up for Obamacare. Anthem Blue Cross of California will allow access to 60 percent of its doctors.
Welcome to rationing.
Even more worrisome than if you will be able to keep your doctor is the prospect that it will be harder to see a doctor at all. Americans are a growing population with a shrinking number of doctors to care for us, and, as the boomer generation ages, they will need more frequent and intensive care. Yet, nearly half the nation's physicians are at least age 50, with many approaching retirement.
Medical schools are producing more specialists than primary-care doctors at a rate of 4-1, and increasing numbers of doctors in primary care are choosing "concierge" practices, where patients pay extra for access.
How will the health care system cope with the new demands of millions of formerly uninsured people with subsidized coverage, aging people requiring more-frequent care and fewer doctors to see them?
It can't.
For those who can afford it, health care will become an expensive exercise in privilege, with private physicians and hospitals. For the majority, shortages will lead to long waits, a decline in quality of care, and higher costs.
But the federal government has taken on itself all these problems to solve.
And that government can't seem to build an insurance enrollment website that works.
Enrolling people should be the easiest part. However, when run through the Washington mill of favors, waste and plain old bureaucratic incompetence, it becomes a nightmare.
According to the Washington Examiner, the administration hired a Canadian company, CGI Federal, (whose contract was previously terminated by the Montreal government for failing to deliver an online medical registry for that Canadian city) to work with another contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, (which employed NSA leaker Edward Snowden). Overseeing both was the agency in charge of Medicare and Medicaid, whose administrator, Donald Berwick, when asked about the dysfunctional system, was quoted by the New York Times as saying, "We did not have enough money."
They had $400 million.
Our government is, partly by design, both unwieldy and slow. The founders bequeathed to us a system intended more to protect us from despotism than to facilitate minute control over our everyday lives.
Even if we accept the premise that a forced purchase of health insurance, with some people paying to subsidize others, is a great idea, the federal government has simply not demonstrated yet the competence to manage it.


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