Drafting a new blouse.
Mar 10th, 2009 by Claire
Yesterday I drafted a pattern for a blouse, and made the toile on the left. The dressform is wearing my necklace so I can check that I’m putting the top button in the right place to show it off.
Today I worked out the pattern pieces for the facings, and made the blouse on the right. Apparently I was having a little difficulty with spatial awareness when I cut the pieces out, because I’ve ended up with the buttons on the wrong side. Oops…
I’m not entirely sure about the buttons on the collar, but in this case they serve a practical purpose. The interfacing I had available was a bit on the heavy side, so the collar sticks up more than I’d like. The buttons will serve to fix it in place, whilst looking decorative at the same time.
My next step is to draft a skirt pattern, and then it’ll be a dress!