BS 4/11 #135 tunic

I really hate tracing, don't you?  Unfortunately, most of the things I want to make (outside of vintage patterns) are from Burda Style or Ottobre!  Today I took the lazy route and chose a pattern I had already traced back in April.  This is a modified version of the #135 top/dress in the plus section:
 

Here's the pattern line drawing from the Russian site (strangely, the only Burda site I can navigate successfully):

Obviously I left off the band, and just did a simple hem instead (I lengthened it just a little too, so I had room for a hem).  It turned out to be a nice, breezy tunic!  No fitting required!

I used a size 48, and drew out to the 50 lines at my waist/hips, but I went back after the first try-on and took that extra back out.  This is definitely a roomy top.  The fabric is from my stash, a woven cotton plaid from the "homespun" section of my local quilt shop.  

I made slight modifications to the pattern...I used a bias binding for the neckline (I'm not sure what the pattern called for, I didn't even read them!) and gathered the back neck just a bit to draw it in a little closer than drafted.  Here's the back neckline (and my upcoming Wyoming trip-inspired binding choice!):

I drew out an elbow-length sleeve rather than short or long sleeve pattern included in the mag. I gathered the sleeve edge and bound them in the same pink bandana print:

My favorite part is the front neckline though!  I added the slit from view #135 (the other views don't have this slit).  I love the pleats too; a little more tailored than straight "peasant" gathering.  Of course I couldn't resist adding a little bow at the neck edge:

I'll add a hook & eye, but I need to go buy some first.  I guess I'm out (which I discovered AFTER planning the bow.  Ha.)

Sorry I didn't snap a pic wearing it.  I really thought I had done that...All that book reading and pool floating I've been doing has melted valuable brain cells apparently.  Ahhh, who needs 'em!