Today we have not one but two ladies sharing their Ballard tops and they are both so great!

Mandalynn of Striped Swallow Designs shares my love for fabric mixing on a shirt.  I love that she used a different fabric for the sleeves and bands than the rest of the shirt.  Mandalynn also decided to do the overlaps in the back smaller than the pattern states so that the opening would be bigger and I love it!

I won’t ruin the back of this shirt for you so you have to head over to Mandalynns blog to see more pictures of her Ballard.

Also joining the blog tour today is Shawna of Shawna Creates, she made her Ballard out of the most amazing sweater knit from her shop.  It has the perfect amount of drape to really show off the open back.

For more pictures and to see the back of Shawna’s top make sure to head over to her blog.