I was so delightfully surprised by this pattern. While it still must be categorized as a ‘costume’ rather than a ‘reproduction’, I was impressed to see that the vluse has a fitted lining and that the sizing is extremely accurate, meaning I cut out the size recommended according to my measurements and it fit perfectly. How often does that actually happen? I did have a few issues with this pattern; namely, how off many of the collars look in the various views. While I did not do extensive research before starting this project, I just couldn’t find any evidence that these types of collars were cut this way. They are close but, just off enough to be noticeable to the trained eye. I did attempt to do the collar in View B but, had problems with the curve of the collar working with the curve of the neckline. I was on a tight deadline so, rather than futz with it, I just went without a collar. I also shortened the sleeves out of personal preference and straightened out the front hem since I knew I would be tucking the blouse into a skirt. It does seem to run a bit on the short side, especially if you even the bottom out as I did. The bottom edge ended up coming JUST to my waist and I am short-waisted. Fortunately, this didn’t end up being a problem as the skirt I wore was high-waisted. The front facing was a little tricky for me to figure out since some of the directions were really confusing. I ended up just doing it my own way (stitching the facing down to the lining on all sides so that it won’t wrinkle and be difficult to iron in between the two layers). I treated the lining and facing as one piece.
Teresa Liao –
I was so delightfully surprised by this pattern. While it still must be categorized as a ‘costume’ rather than a ‘reproduction’, I was impressed to see that the vluse has a fitted lining and that the sizing is extremely accurate, meaning I cut out the size recommended according to my measurements and it fit perfectly. How often does that actually happen? I did have a few issues with this pattern; namely, how off many of the collars look in the various views. While I did not do extensive research before starting this project, I just couldn’t find any evidence that these types of collars were cut this way. They are close but, just off enough to be noticeable to the trained eye. I did attempt to do the collar in View B but, had problems with the curve of the collar working with the curve of the neckline. I was on a tight deadline so, rather than futz with it, I just went without a collar. I also shortened the sleeves out of personal preference and straightened out the front hem since I knew I would be tucking the blouse into a skirt. It does seem to run a bit on the short side, especially if you even the bottom out as I did. The bottom edge ended up coming JUST to my waist and I am short-waisted. Fortunately, this didn’t end up being a problem as the skirt I wore was high-waisted. The front facing was a little tricky for me to figure out since some of the directions were really confusing. I ended up just doing it my own way (stitching the facing down to the lining on all sides so that it won’t wrinkle and be difficult to iron in between the two layers). I treated the lining and facing as one piece.