White Chiffon Bow Tie Blouse

Made of polyester chiffon---not the easiest fabric to work with…but I think the result is worth the pain!

It's a bit see-through, though you can't really see that in these photos...it's really difficult to capture details of white garment!

 

I used McCalls’ 6512 view B. 

 I wasn't confident enough to roll-hem these angles, so I used serger’s wrapped roll-hem—it was done in seconds!

On chiffon fabric, I think the serged roll-hem is prettier than if it was done with regular roll-hem.

I made this shirt specifically to wear with a certain item which I also made… it is coming up in the next post! :)

Bow Tie Peplum Blouse

I know I’m overdoing this peplum thing… but it’s just so figure flattering that I hope it becomes a classic rather than just a trend.

This is a new blouse design for my (hopefully soon-to-be launched) handmade clothing line.   

I used the standard-sized sloper, so its fit on me is not as perfect as my other creations made just for myself, but I think the gather in front bodice accommodates different figures. (I wrote about my fitting problem here.)

My pattern making skill is a bit rusty, so it took me several trials, but I’m pretty happy with the end result :)