Heyhey,

so here the next and last steps for the blouse, for those that wished for pattern explanations I have a few pics at the end of the post, I hope its helpful for you;). I finished my new bags for the shops, oh I am so in love! you can get a first look at the cuties at the end of this post.

 

that is what my sewed and serged parts look like, just so we all are on the same page again 🙂

pin and sew the ends of the tie to the markings

cut the marking in to the seam

and cut the corners of

then turn the right side out

the seam allowance looks like that when you cut it in

pin the sleeves into the armholes, sleeve with right side out into bodice with wrong side out, so the right sides face each other, sew and overedge

starts looking like a blouse 😉

sew the part of the blouse that should be ruffled later with wide stitching

then ruffle to the right length and pin the tie to the neckhole

pin the end of the seam allowance to the marking and all around to the other side

sew it

and use overedging, then fold the seam allowance into the bodice and sew parallel to the seam

cut 2 elastic in the right length for your wrists plus 1 cm seam allowance and sew them into rings

then fold the sleeve hem 2times around on ring and sew it (it took me a while, because the elastic couldnt be stretched enough to fit the original hem width, but it worked fine) do the same with the other sleeve

use overedging for the hem, fold it up and sew

finished;)

looks like that on the dress form

that what it can look like in another fabric (wearing that one today:))

 

Pattern:

so if you have a basic patter like that

dont use the waist dart, and if your side-seam is very curved inside at the waist make it more straight, you need to get your waistline big enough so it will fit over the chest, unless you only use elastic fabric

then draw your neckline

then cut from a point at the neckline over the chest into the dart

and add some cm at the neckline which you can ruffle later

do one marking close to the centre front and one similar cm away from the gap to the other side and redraw the line, the back part  can stay the same way, but you need a straight back centre line, so you can cut it in fold;)

for the tie: measure around the half back and half front neckline (without the gap) until the marking close to the centre front, draw a pattern of a box with your measure length and as width you wished width 2times plus seam allowance, then add as much length as you want ending in an arrow

for the sleeves:

cut them in the middle then cut the end into 3 equally big part and spread them up.

Any questions left about the pattern? Please dont hesitate to ask;)

 

those are my cuties! arent they adorable? I will put them into my shops soon.

 

keep sewing and smiling

your TailorFairy