Thursday, August 16, 2018

A Matched Set


A couple of years ago, I decided that pairing my favorite skirt (Butterick 4792) with a Smooth Sailing Blouse was a fabulous idea.


I wanted to use a red linen that I had stashed, unfortunately, that skirt uses a massive amount of yardage. 


I managed to get a fabulous skirt out of the linen, but I couldn't squeeze in a blouse with the leftover scraps.  (It always amazes me how much fabric a blouse requires.)


Well, I decided that I loved this cotton print so much, I wanted the opportunity to wear it as much as possible, and separates seemed like the best way to accomplish that.


It was still a squeeze, but I managed to cut both the skirt and blouse out of my cotton.


And then I found some vintage buttons in my button drawer that matched the dogwood stamens. 


The match was too perfect to ignore, so I ditched my initial idea of using cream colored buttons.


And while I was willing to live on the edge and use machine buttonholes on my first version of this blouse, I just couldn't do that to this fabric.  So I went with a classic bound buttonhole.


It may take a little more time and effort, but the result is so worth it!


Add a bit of rayon seam binding to the mix, and you get a beautifully finished coordinate set.



8 comments:

  1. All of the sewing techniques that you add to your garment just adds to its awesomeness. Stunning outfit!

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  2. REALLY lovely, but then all that you sew is gorgeous & impeccably done! I followed your tutorial for bound buttonholes the other day, & managed to accomplish them fairly well! While they aren't absolutely perfect I know I'll eventually be able to pull them off with perfection with some practice! Thank you for the detailed steps & pictures!

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  3. This is just so pretty! And so beautifully executed! I would love to see you in it.

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  4. The collar and sleeve heads start the conversation, the waistline is the tantalizing gossip, and the skirt drifts off into a wide array of topics.

    Those buttons are the diction and punctuation, all rolled into one.

    How you out-do yourself, I'll never know.

    Awaiting the modeling shoot.

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  5. Oh, this is stunning! Now I really want to see a vintage dress! I've seen blouses and skirts, but not dresses. A two piece dress sounds lovely(and practical)!

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  6. Correction: sew and sewn, not see and seen!

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  7. thanks for this - for some reason I never thought of doing bound button holes on a blouse, just jackets etc.

    ceci

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