The Ruffled Blouse

Finally!!!! I finished the ruffled blouse and let me tell you something that seemed so easy wound up being a pain my.........! lol I love the blouse now, but there was a few moments when this thing was going to see the inside of my garbage can. But I pushed through and now I can't wait to wear it. One thing I concentrated on was making sure that I adjusted the top in a way that wouldn't make me look pregnant and I feel like I've succeeded.

There are definitely a few things I would change. One, I would use a lighter interfacing. The one I used made the collar and button band pretty stiff. Two, I would pay attention when tracing out my pattern especially when it is being used for more than one look. Other than those things I think the top turned out pretty good. I used bias tape as a decorative touch on the inside collar. I thought it would look better than just serging the neck seam.

The one thing I'm most proud of is my invisible zipper.

and I have this book to thank.

I picked this book up one day on whim and I've found it to be one of my go to resources. It shows you how to do almost anything sewing related. From how to do five different zipper inserts, hand stitching, finishing seams, and embroidery all in a dictionary type set-up.

I finished off the ruffled by doing a serged rolled hem. It came out great now that I've finally found out how to regulate my serger to get consistent stitches.

I also said I was going to review Sew U Home Stretch and I have to tell you I love it. She tells you how to work with knit fabric in the most simple way possible and just like her previous book Sew U, she includes three pattern and shows you how you can make different styles using them. I hope to try some of them soon. At least the basic t-shirt patterns because you can never have too many t-shirts.

Now I'm off to my next project.