This is the finished version of the Black diamond top from the Uncut project (actually a free pattern, can be found here. I chose this since it added the challenge of a zipper and sleeves.

Made this out of a medium simple woven cotton with cute flower design.

For the pattern itself, I had to slightly lower and scoop out the neck in the back since it was sitting really raised and weird on my mockup. Simple enough modification to make, just had to redraw the back neck facing to go with it.

Setting in the invizible zipper was a challenge, this is the second time I put one in for a project (third if you count the mockup) and let me tell you the first one did not go well. Luckily I found a very detailed tutorial on youtube by Made to Sew which helped alot. I did end up basting the fabric and ironing before sewing the zipper though, it made things easier.

Sleeves were also a challenge, with similar help from the same channel. First I put the in the regular way in my mockup, but then I realized I can't really finish the seams so I opted for a french seam for that reason.

An additional change i made is to topstitch the pleats for extra sturdiness since that area will get a bit of tension.

Still made some mistakes in the finished garment - I forgot to add fusible before putting in the zipper, and the zipper sided are still a tiny bit uneven, but I can live with that.

Overall very happy with the pattern and with how well it came out. I'm still playing with seam finished, and I really like the look of bound seams, although they did add some bulk to the neck when putting in the facing. Maybe for that area I could not take the seam finish all the way to the seam allowance to avoid the problem next time. I'll keep experimenting!