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Made: one piece blouse from ISBN 9784579111497

June 13th, 2009 Posted in Japanese pattern, Made

Project Notes: I actually made this muslin a long time before sewing with the final fabric. Another top ended up being my first from this book. But, this top did end up turning out pretty well. spring top by glaylaI added width to it because I was going to use it as maternity wear, but then felt there was too much fabric and restored it to its original width. In fact I now think it might be too much fabric still! I also narrowed the shoulder by roughly half an inch. Finally, I thought it was too long, so I did not add the 3.5 cm of SA, and dropped 2 more cm to boot.

Mistakes/Complications: It was a little tricky attaching the top to the bottom. Namely because once I tried the top on and settled it with pins to where it fit well, the bottom edge was none too straight. I had to wing it when attaching it to the bottom piece in terms of lining it up. It’s amazing it ended up ok. I did re-sew it at least once. The way that I bound the sleeve opening was a new one for me, so it took me a couple tries. The main issue was that I didn’t realize initially, the bias binding is mean to be turned entirely to the inside and sewn down. I’m used to binding being secured from the right side, and visible when worn.

Notes for Next Time: The sleeves are puffier than I’d like. If I make another I’ll probably try altering them to reduce the amount of fabric so there is less that gets gathered (the cap is less full.) In addition I think I should try to topstitch the sleeve so that it lies down a little flatter. I also made it a wee too short so I think I’d put back those extra 2 cm I removed. This pattern would also work totally fine sleeveless. It’s really comfy and nice in the summer.

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