The Coco Top is a timeless Breton-style top, effortlessly classic, endlessly wearable, and a true wardrobe staple.
Coco features a softly curved boat neckline and your choice of three-quarter or full-length sleeves. The gentle fit skims the body without clinging, making it ideal for wearing on its own or layering up for extra warmth.
The hem includes a subtle side split detail and a slight A-line shape for comfort and movement. If you prefer a more fitted silhouette, Lauren explains how to reduce the flare in her Top Tips video, as we did on some of the samples.
And of course, it wouldn’t be a classic Breton top without stripes! Choose from three beautiful colours of our soft French Terry - a lovely weight for this style and wonderfully comfortable to wear.
Though this may look like a simple garment, we’ve included lots of extra details tomake it more unique and grow your sewing skills. For a professional finish we’ve added twill tape into the back neckline and at the hem split in playful contrasting colours. We’ve also included stretchy maraflex thread for your seams and Stretchfix to make hemming a breeze!
Each kit includes enough fabric to make the boat-neck version of the pattern, with any sleeve length. Please note the modelled pink sample is a slightly different colour to the new Rose Pink fabric colour.
Please note if you would like to order other items with this kit, please place a separate order as we're unable to hold other items until we ship the kits in January. Extra postage may be charged if other items are ordered at the same time and we have to dispatch these items earlier. Any questions please feel free to email us.
For this kit we’ve chosen three colours of this lovely French Terry: Navy, Rose Pink and Cornflower Blue
French Terry is a knitted fabric with a smooth outer side and a characteristic ‘looped back’. With a weight of 230gsm this fabric makes the ideal Breton tee; a little thicker than your average t-shirt but lighter than a jumper. The fabric is knitted with yarn dyed thread, which means the stripes are visible on both sides and none of the density of colour is lost if the fabric is stretched.
The fabric is 95% cotton and 5% elastane, so is comfortable to wear and breathable, whilst also having great stretch and recovery.
To see the fabrics close up check out the video in the main gallery above by swiping left.
This pattern is available in UK sizes 6-34 (this is Tilly and the Buttons’ sizes 1-15). Bust 30-60”, waist 24-53”.
The full size charts, including finished measurements, can be viewed in the gallery above - please note there is negative ease included in this pattern due to the stretchy fabric.
If you'd like to see how the Coco Top looks on many different bodies, check out the Instagram hashtag, here.
- The PDF digital files for the Coco Top & Dress by Tilly and the Buttons (Size range: UK 6-34). The link to the PDF instruction booklet and information on how to access your PDF files for ALL sizes will be contained in your order confirmation email and are available to access when logged into the g&g website
- A0 print out of the Tilly and the Buttons Coco Top & Dress. All sizes are included on the A0 print out, as well as the dress variation of the pattern.
- Main fabric: as described above. Select from option above: 'Up to size 20' kits contain 1.7m of fabric and 'Up to size 34' kits contain 2.5m of fabric. This is enough to make the long sleeved boat neck top.
- Twill tape: 1.5m of 11mm wide cotton twill tape. Navy kits contain red tape, pink kits contain plum tape and cornflower kits contain blue tape.
- Thread: 1 reel of Gutermann Maraflex thread to match exterior fabric, in shade 111 (off-white)
- Stretchfix: 20cm x 30cm piece of Stretchfix
- Sewing Machine Needles: Schmetz mixed jersey needles
- Label: YAY / Me made Sew in woven label
- Video: access to Lauren’s top tips video, as described below
- Free UK shipping!
A physical print out of the instruction booklet will NOT be included. You can view the instruction booklet on your device at home, print it out at home, or add the 'printed pattern instructions' product (see link below) to your order and we will print it for you.
Alongside the purchase of this kit you will receive access to Lauren’s exclusive YouTube video to be used alongside the pattern instructions.
She shares her hints and tips on getting a really lovely finish on your garment including how to cut out and match striped fabric, how to use Stretchfix, how to add twill tape to the back neckline, how to finish the hem split with twill tape and much more!
The video has over 37 minutes of footage, sectioned out with time stamps/chapters for easy reference and navigation.
The link to the video will be contained in your order confirmation email along with the pdf files, please file this safely for future reference.
This pattern is aimed at confident beginner dressmakers.
Adding the twill tape at the neckline and hem split does make this kit more of an intermediate project, but these steps can be skipped if desired. They are of course covered in detail in Lauren’s top tips video.
To complete this project successfully you'll need a regular sewing machine along with Lauren's essential recommended sewing tools.
An Overlocker is useful for finishing off the seam allowances, but is not essential, the garment can easily be made completely on a regular sewing machine.
If you would like a printed copy of the instructions sent out with your kit, in addition to the PDF copy that you will receive, please see the related products below and add it to your cart as a separate product.
Your kit will be wrapped in tissue and beautifully presented in recyclable packaging. This kit will ship in early January 2026. As Sewing Society kits are processed and shipped from a different location to the shop, we are unable to group together kit orders with past or subsequent orders or combine orders retrospectively. Please click here for the full g&g Sewing Society shipping terms.
