Sunday, February 10, 2008

Sewing: Brown pinstriped blouse with ruffle

This is the third blouse I've made, and favourite so far - McCall's 5471. I used a brown pinstriped cotton I got for a bargain $2.50/yard in Portland, and some unplanned satin trim to cover up a hole I very stupidly cut in the blouse while trimming. I added more trim to the sleeves and used it for the button loops so it wouldn't look out of place. In the end, it was a happy accident because I like how the trim turned out... but I wouldn't recommend you go cutting holes in your blouses. Also, I think I've finally gotten the hang of button holes!

Also included is a jean skirt that I sewed side panels into because it was too small (but on sale for $10!). Remember when it was cool to do that to your jeans? Or was that just me?




(As a bonus, the blouse matches those brown tights I bought in Portland to keep from freezing to death)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay for happy accidents!! The blouse turned out awesome!

As for the panels, I never added anything to any of my clothes, 'cause I'm just not that cool, but it definitely looks good on your skirt!

Oh, and headless pictures? That's so very Broadie... :p

Kelly said...

In my defense, the last one was cropped by the camera and there was nothing I could do about it :p

Anonymous said...

*random stalk*