We all know that sometimes fabric just has to age, like a fine wine. Other times the fabric is owned by a lazy person, like moi, who couldn’t decide what to do with it.
After a year of it sitting on the cutting table, and having a certain relative enter the sewing room, give it a pat, and exclaim what a lovely print it was, the light bulb finally went off, and I had a “Eureka!” moment. There was a little over 5 yards of this print, and it’s 60 inches wide, more than enough to stitch up something as a holiday gift, and still have something left over.
The Classix Nouveau Peasant Blouse had already been somewhat fitted to the recipient, so it would be a matter of simple sewing!
Based on the first top (not blogged about) I took out some of the width of the patterns, and also enlarged the neck band by 1/4 inch in width. This helped the neckline lay closer to the body. I also block fused interfacing to the neckband fabric before cutting it out.
That’s one of the things about challis – it has a mind of it’s own once it’s cut, and I wanted that neckband to hold it’s shape. The bulk of the seams were serged, and a baby hem added to the bottom.
The blouse was well received; an unexpected wardrobe addition.