sewing patterns

  DIY VINTAGE BLOUSE WITH A BOW OCTOBER 17, 2017   This Vintage Blouse with a Bow s a part II of my  Free Vintage Blouse Pattern  tutorial. In this post, you will learn how to assemble the pattern you’ve made after reading my previous post. We will also make a small alteration, which you can use in any other project, to achieve this lovely bishop sleeve effect (btw, who on earth came up with this name?!). I love all blouses with puffy sleeves and bows, so I couldn’t wait to make mine!   For my blouse, I used twill viscose, very soft, warm material. You can choose any material that inspires you but has enough drape to fall over your body in a lovely, loose manner. Before you start – it may seem like a lot of work. Making your own blouse is a little complicated, hence the long explanation. However, once you sit down to it – you can have your own blouse in one afternoon!   STEP 1 – ASSEMBLING YOUR PATTERN   Follow the steps of  the first part of this...

  Free Vintage Blouse Pattern. (Part I) OCTOBER 10, 2017 Do you know what’s beautiful about sewing your own clothes?   THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!   In this post, I will show you how to take a blouse that you already have in your wardrobe and make a personalized pattern out of it (read: FREE PATTERN :D)!   In the following posts (link down below 🙂 ), I will teach you how you can keep transforming the basic pattern to achieve different looks. Here are some of the vintage blouses that inspired me to make the series about blouses.   The possibilities truly are ENDLESS. Your imagination is the limit, so let go of whatever’s holding you back and start creating!   STEP 1   – Tracing the Bodice   Find a blouse that fits you nicely in your shoulders and neck. Those are really the only requirements. Please, don’t be a lazy bum like me and iron your beautiful shirt before starting this project 🙂   Fold your garment in half, lay it out on a pattern mak...