A fabulous Birthday shirt for the best sister ever!

Just in case anyone thinks I have not opened the sewing room door...

(well you were partially right! The flower beds have been calling my name)

BUT... I was also hard at work at a very special gift for a very special person. My Sister :) I made her a new blouse, something that is perfect for her and check out the last picture.... she does look fabulous, she makes my blouse look beautiful.

The pattern: the same pattern as my almost done 60's shirt :)

The fabric: a 60inch wide rayon print with a wide border on one side. I played with the pattern pieces for quite a while and even enlisted some advice and opinions from mom and my dear hubby on several different fabric placement options.

Up close of the front yoke detail and the binding on the sleeve hem. They were cut from the border detail of the fabric.

The Back: has a slight curve of the hem to cover the tush.




See... she makes it look great!!

Retro shirt from Silhouettes: Nancy Blouse

This is a pattern is one that I have been meaning to try for a while now. It is from Peggy Sagers Silhouettes line. I have attended several different classes given by her over the past couple of years at sewing expos. I like her methods and her garments.

The sizing on her garments are finished garment sizes and having known this I have bought patterns from her that resemble one or more of one of my favorite pieces of clothing already in my closet. Her instructions are clear and concise, the only negative that i have is that the pattern printing had some mistakes. The notches were not always correct and one of the darts were not printed very well, almost completely invisible.

The Fabric is a 100% cotton lawn fabric with a retro inspired print. I bought this at Mood in NYC over this past Christmas. I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it! It is perfect for a warm weather blouse.

Close up of the fabric

Fabric


Brown synthetic suede cloth for the neckline detail.

I chose a size 4 with the b-cup front

All cut out and ready to go

Reverse facing front detail.

SO far I have the front darts finished, both bust darts and vertical darts,

the shoulder seams and attached facing.



I still need to embellish the neckline facing and finish construction, this is sure to be a fun shirt to add to my wardrobe!