For as long as I’ve been sewing I only ever seemed to make dresses and the occasional skirt, the reason behind this escapes me as I swear, 80% of the time, I’m to be found in comfy tops and trousers. As part of committing to sewing more and also wearing more of what I sew I decided to start with Simplicity 2594 (View A).
It’s also the first time I’ve sewn anything with a yoke, so I wasn’t sure how it would go but it turns out it was all good. View A has a bias cut front and back with the yoke cut on the grain. After checking out PatternReview.com, it seemed that this one has a lot of ease built in so cut it in a size 20, and went without a full bust adjustment. Does it look like the pattern envelope?
Pretty close. I chose a very light weight cotton I picked up cheaply as I wanted to try this more as a wearable muslin but it’s thin enough that it drapes ok, even with my ample bosom. The instructions were pretty straight forward, but with a heads up that step 17 is incorrect I just went with my gut and it came together quick and easy – even the yoke and back gathers.
This is definitely going to be one of my staples, I even picked up some lovely dotted cotton in both white and turquoise this afternoon but I was having a daft moment and left it at the supermarket checkout on the way back to the car. Fingers crossed I can collect it tomorrow!
Total Costs:
Pattern $7.50 (On sale)
Fabric $9.20 (2.3m @ $4/m – Centrepoint Fabrics)
Thread $4.50
TOTAL: NZ$21.50 / US$14.80
Nice blouse. How did you hem it?
Thanks so much! Admittedly, I hate hemming so this was just the simplest hem – fold under, then fold under again and stitch.
I have this pattern but I am leery of most all my patterns because they are always shown with stick-thin-maybe-B-cup-sized models, and I am, well, not that. So glad to see it looks great on a real woman! Will have to sew one of my own… thanks so much for sharing your fashions! I just found you today, and subscribed via email!
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Thanks so much, Jessica!