I am always looking for great blouse patterns, so when Charm Patterns released this design, I thought that I would give it a try. It's a basic blouse with short sleeves and a front and back v-neck, with the option to add a collar.
I have quite a few rayons stashed away, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to use one of them.
The pattern goes together easily, although the neckline is prone to stretching (especially in an extremely drapey fabric). My first thought was not to add the collar, but I had plenty of yardage, and I thought I might as well give it a try. In the end, I think that it adds a nice bit of detail, so I am glad that I went ahead and added it.
The sleeves are self-lined, which works in a lightweight fabric, but I might re-think that choice if I were to use a heavier fabric for this pattern in the future. It would be easy enough to finish the sleeve hemline on its own, so I will keep that in mind if the fabric calls for it.
Hello there, Archie! (He is very "helpful" with my sewing endeavors and likes to be part of the action.)
I finished my raw edges with rayon seam binding, which surprises no one at this point.
And I decided to hand stitch the hemline into place just for fun.
Overall, this is a great basic pattern. It does use a side zipper which is not always ideal in a lightweight drapey fabric, but worked fine this time around. My only real gripe is that this isn't an ideal scrap buster since the front and back pieces are rather large and eliminates the possibility of using remnants from other projects unless there is quite a big chunk of yardage left. And so I think that the leftover navy polka dotted rayon that I had plans to make into another version of this pattern is probably not going to work. But as far as complaints go, it could be a lot worse!
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