I started last night, and finished this afternoon. I did take some progress photos but silly me forgot to put the SD card in the camera so they've been lost to the ether.
Quite chuffed with it as a first punt at the pattern. The fabric is fray-o-liscious and I should have done more overlocking but it will not exactly be hard to make myself another one. The pattern was a tiny bit small for me but some tweaking to the seam allowances and button placement have cleared that up. The collar was fiddly, but I'm yet to meet a collar that isn't. (And yes, the photo is taken in my bathroom - the lightbulb in the hallway has blown!)
Apparently my mum made a very similar blouse for a school project back in the late 50s/early 60s but without the diagonal front.
At first I thought the raglan sleeves were making it sit oddly baggy across the shoulders, but I've realised this allows a great range of movement which will get tested at lindy hop tonight :)
My mother made one like this too! It was known as a 'hug-me-tight' because of the wrap-over front. Looks fabulous, if you can make one with an extra bosomy front, we'd be in business! Well done on yet another new project
ReplyDeleteIf you swing by to try mine on we can get an idea of what adjustments it would need for your 'bosomy front'!
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