If you like fresh out of the shower pictures of me first thing in the morning have I got the post for you!
My wardrobe could definitely need more summer separates so I’m focusing on that in my sewing plans for the next little while. I decided against making the raglan blouse with my precious Liberty Mirabelle after the disappointing muslin but I feel like I may have settled a bit with the pattern I chose. I think coordinating prints with appropriate patterns will be a new focusq1.
This out of print blouse definitely needs the belt to liven it up a bit. It was nice, construction wise, to not have to worry about collars and other doo-dads and I do like this neckline.
I’ve been experimenting a bit with tissue fitting since they promote them so much in Fit for Real People but it doesn’t really give me a clear enough idea of the necessary tweaks. So, I ended up making two muslins. I may start doing more complete muslins with both sleeves and even buttons to get an ideal overview. In the end, I did a one inch full bust adjustment and lowered the darts a bit, which I think will be my official pattern adjustments from now on. If I were to make this again, I would try to add a little bit of length which would require adjusting it to fit over my butt without bunching.
I’m hoping to get some work done on a skirt this weekend but that will depend on miss Kate and her nap, singular. Sigh. Happy weekend!
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June 17, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Brooke
Great job! I really like your fabric and the style is very flattering. =)
Btw, I took a few pics of a mock-up for myself while I was fitting it the other day if you are interested in seeing how I do a fitting on myself (fitting on yourself is always trickier than fitting on someone else). I used the plain cotton lining fabric as my mock-up (something I do a lot when sewing for myself) in hopes that I wouldn’t have to tweak much and could transfer the changes to the pattern before cutting the actual dress, but no such luck – the darts needed more shaping than I thought they would.
June 18, 2011 at 7:17 am
elisemcg
This is such a sweet blouse (a go with everything style) I just l-o-v-e it ! truly.
To prove it, I want one (or two,….) . The fabric speaks vintage in a very romantic way.
Nice,
Elise
June 19, 2011 at 10:53 am
Erin Cannon
I think it looks really flattering. At this rate, you’ll have a whole new wardrobe in no time.