Whenever I finish a garment, I think, "Finally it's done, let's get a post, any post, out there and be done with it."
Just so you know why my often-promised improved photography is so slow in coming!
(To clarify any color confusion: I am not this pale. And the blouse is navy blue with aqua dots and light blue buttons.)
Would you believe I mulled over the collar, something's not quite right, why is it standing up at such a sharp angle... and even ripped it out and redid it, without figuring out I'd sewn it together wrong? Because I hadn't sewn a stand-up collar before, I automatically sewed together the collar pieces on the short side... And I'm ashamed to say I did not go back and do it over. It's a bit victorian now, but fine by me! (I also didn't have any fabric left to recut the collar, having squeezed out 1.25 metres worth of blouse out of 1 metre fabric (and a light blue poplin for the inner yoke). Design challenges...
This blouse has a hidden buttonhole placket from the middle down, but shhhh... Burda doesn't let on, not even in the German version. Only after reading the instructions about 100 times I understood. Pretty, though.
All in all it's a bit prim and proper, and I'm not sure I love it. I laid it on top of a pair of DH's faded jeans, and it looked just right. Sadly, I neither have nor wear distressed denim.
I'm also not sure I'll continue with the blue SWALP. It's such a different colorway from all my other clothes, and not my best color at that. Maybe there are ways to get a little variation without changing my color style so much. On the other hand, I have everything on hand for the planned navy trenchcoat. (And there's even a Trenchcoat Sew-Along going on! If only I could figure out how to get in...) Hmm. Opinions, ladies?
1) I like the blouse. I think it looks really cute on you.
ReplyDelete2) If you want to join the trench sew-along, just leave a comment on one of the earlier "we are doing the trench sew-along again" posts. It's what I did.
It's a pretty blouse, and I think the color is lovely on you, but if you don't like it and won't wear it, you should find a color that makes you happier. I remember a tangerine top that I admired on you...
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the fabric and the pattern together. The photos are great!!
ReplyDeletethat shirt looks great. :-) i'm always promising myself i'll write better details on the NEXT one as well. sigh.
ReplyDeleteJust undo the top two buttons- my DD's constant advice. I think it looks very well on you and the pintucking work is very good.
ReplyDeleteI like your top, I think the photos show off the details well!
ReplyDeleteI always think "I'll write better and more next time" as well... so I've started jotting down thoughts as I go, or keep a draft post so that I don't forget the important details when I'm ready to share.
I like that blouse. The sewn tucks, releasing under the bust. The fabric is fabulous. Wish it were mine--I would LOVE it!
ReplyDeletePretty blouse!
ReplyDeleteWell, it's a nice blouse all right, and the color even suits you well - when you're washed out by photography :-).
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to get used to a color you don't usually wear though. Remember the study where they found you had to feed something to a child TEN TIMES before they started to really like it? Maybe you should try to wear this 10 times before you decide you really don't like it?
So nice! It looks very crisp. I don't think the collar is too Victorian--the loose fit on the lower half of the blouse makes it more approachable.
ReplyDeleteI love that fabric! re: trench sew along... Did you not receive the invite? Let me see if I can figure out what's going on.
ReplyDeleteLeave me another comment in the trench sew along. I can't find your email address on your blog. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a lovely blouse and it looks nice on you. So now you only have to sew some new jeans, eh? ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's fate, I was just thinking about this top this morning as my possible next project and here I am coming to your blog (to reassure you that I was most definitely NOT very productive when the kids were babies, haha!! Plus, rememeber, i'm off in the summer since I teach high school.)
ReplyDeleteThis is the cutest dang top, I love it and I'm going to trace it now!
I think you did a great job with this blouse! I would love to have something like that for work. You can tell that you put a lot of work into the special details of this shirt.
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