So at my last trip to Brisbane I picked up a lovely floral cotton (from the Fabric Collection) and decided to make it again. However this time I used the sister pattern #119. The differences are the collar with stand (quite a different shape to the stand in #118) and plain hemmed sleeves. That made sense to me as I like the casual look of the sleeves rolled up (which is how they show it styled).
Well this time I paid a lot more attention to the sewing (or maybe practice makes perfect) and I am super happy with the finish on this blouse. Check out how this collar sits...
It was a bit different shape to other collars I have made but wow! so happy with how it sits! Can I say it again? Look at the collar from the back...
Once again I did add a strip of fusible interfacing on the facing where the buttons and buttonholes go. I also added the top button this time and made sure I sewed the top button so the inside stitching (which shows) is a tidy cross. I raised a discussion about that top button on Pattern Review. Sometimes I leave it off as I would not be doing it up and wondered if it made it look home-eccy-miss-becky. Got a good response and now I feel confident to leave it off if I choose to.
Ok the compulsory modeled shots...
back...
and maybe another way to wear it layered...
Pretty happy with the sewing this time...
Oh and out of interest I googled floral tops and look what came up - this "chiffon blouse". The fabric is a dead ringer for this cotton. (If you want to compare look at the top photos on Diana as my DH had some arty lens on the modeled shots so the fabric is not so clear).
Ciao kittens... back soon with another frock...
