I have one sleeve left to do on my blouse! I ran out of fabric from all my different mock-ups of this blouse since I was dumb and didn't use Muslin first, so I had to run by Yellow Bird Fabrics yesterday to get more for the last sleeve. I adopted the sleeve from my snake dress, which is also where I adopted the rest of the shirt from, but made them shorter. Are the sleeves to puffy? I can't tell really. When I look down on the one sleeve as I turn my head to the right, it looks really poofy from my angle, like pioneer poofy. But from the front, I can't tell. It's not like I'll re-do this shirt if they are (hell's-bells no), but I will fix it for the next blouse (and yes, there will be a next blouse!)
Sewing on the buttons was just as bad as sewing the buttonholes. I kept having to re-do five at a time because I was making the front all skee-wampus and not line up correctly with my ill-placed buttons. I did get it right, after about 3 hours.
I LOVE this! really simple but lovely!
ReplyDeleteI would probably prefer a slightly less poofy sleeve if it were me, but I don't think it detracts from the blouse at all- will you make a jacket still? I can't wait to see it all together!
I think it's cute but the collar and sleeves don't really match. With the poofy sleeve you should have a regular stand up collar and with the collar you have, a regular set-in (is that the right term?) sleeve. But I love the collar! It is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI think the sleeves are too poofy. Cute shirt though!
ReplyDeleteReally cute shirt, I need one for church. I have to say that I think the sleeves are too poofy though, I also agree with the comment about the sleeves and collar not really going together.
ReplyDeleteI love the sleeves, but I'm not as sure about the collar.
ReplyDeleteIt's grown on me in the last 30 seconds since I saw it...hmm...I say it works!
(Also, is it possible that people didn't like the poofy sleeves because there is only one? I saw the finished product first...)