I made three blouses for my youngest daughter. I love the look of tunic style blouses on little girls. Gives a sort of nostalgic look in today's modern age.
The first blouse is a Citronille Gretel pattern. I love the vintage look. The pattern is in french but does give detailed pictures of the whole sewing process. I didn't like the way they did the placket. They have you sew the placket to the inside of the blouse. I prefer the placket to be placed on the outside of the blouse.
Once the blouse was made I knew it was going to be too big on my daughter. I had her try it on we both burst out laughing. She looked like was wearing an 1800's men's sleep shirt! I kept seeing Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol in his nightshirt! Needless to say, I knew I had to take in the fullness. I added a drawstring waistband and am very pleased with the results.
The next blouse I made is one of my favorite Ottobre patterns. I've sewn this blouse in smaller sizes and absolutely adore the look. This particular pattern only goes up to a size 128. I knew the size 128 may be too small but went ahead and sewed it up anyways. I used a cotton that had been sitting in my stash for quite awhile.
Unfortunately, the above blouse is too small. Because I love the style of this blouse, I took my pattern and up-sized it 2 sizes bigger. I used a cotton print I had bought from a co-op a few years ago. The blouse below fits great but is a tad snug around the arms.
I'm going to sew up another blouse in a cute Alexander Henry fabric that's been curing in my stash for a very long time! I plan to modify the sleeves to make them a bit fuller around the arm scythe. Hopefully the fit will be perfect!
Until next time...
Happy Sewing!!
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