Finished Project: Blouse 08-2009-118

I finally got around to sewing the button and taking pictures of the blouse.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions on the button choice. I went with the brown one, I think you guys were right it's the best match.

I didn't do a button hole for a couple reasons. First I didn't want the bottom tab to stick out from under, so I stitched it in place, therefore making the opening non-functional. Not that I need it anyway, it's really more of a design detail. So i just sewed the button on through both layers and not making a button hole also allowed me to stitch it closer to the middle.

To be honest this is not my favorite garment that I've sewn. It's a bit boxy, which I don't mind so much, but also I think it's a bit short. The sleeves were originally too big and gapping at the wrist (or forearm - which of course I realized after stiching french seams...), so I tightened them a bit slap-dash style, and now theyr'e a bit tight...

I don't think I would wear it by itself, but I think with a vest (like a sweater-type vest for a more casual look) and waist belt it would look better. It would go well with skinny jeans too. I'm definitely going to try to wear to work it this week and see what sort of comments I get...

Anyway, daylight is becoming rare these days, so these photos were kind of tricky to take. I also tried to spare you my "sunday morning" face :)

On the left photo you can see I've added a pleat to the ruffle to give it more shape.

For my next project I've already started working on a vest (BWOF 01-2009-124), which hopefully I'll be posting about before the year is over :P