BWOF Project of the Month: October

Blouse 117 is my BWOF project of the month for October.

Fabric
I used a somewhat gauzey fabric that I picked up at the Pacific Fabric Outlet earlier this year. Not sure of the fiber content, have been too lazy to do a burn test. I put the fabric in the washer and dryer, and now the background is more grey than white.


Because this fabric is "striped," I cut out all the pieces in a single layer to ensure that the light and dark areas would be symmetrical.

back of garment

Alterations/design changes
None, I made everything as drafted.

Left: Cuff completely buttoned

Right: Half of cuff is unbuttoned; the button on the left first enters the nearest buttonhole from the right side of the garment, then it enters the adjacent buttonhole from the wrong side of the garment

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Likes
The sleeve cuffs have a really great design that you don't even notice until you trace the pattern (or someone tells you, like me...). To form the cuff, you fold under a deep hem, 2", and topstitch. Each cuff then gets 4 buttonholes and 2 buttons. Each button is fastened into 2 buttonholes; this helps to create a pleat. See the line drawing above? The cuff looks the same from the front and the back.

Dislikes
None, except that I typically avoid this style of collar (would you call this a mandarin collar?) because I just don't care for this look on me. I forgot about that when I chose this pattern!

Conclusion
This would be a great blouse in a light, summery fabric, like voile; the fit is easy and comfortable.