sewn stitch, pretty cool huh? yeah, i thought so too.
with the pieces attached, clip your corners and snip the curves before you flip it right side out. this will help to made the pieces lay flat and the edges to look very square.
with the top flipped so that the right sides are facing out, iron the fitted top part and top stitch around the curved arms and across the chess, making sure to leave the sides open.
this is what you should have so far.
next take the gathered bottom of your original top and turn it inside out. then turn your fitted top and turn it inside out and put it 