After writing about the other blouses my sister made, it’s time to write about what seems to be the last one. I realized just how many blouses she made very soon after we started sewing. To begin with, this blouse has, once again, the basic shape with the princess seams to the shoulders, both in front and back. Princess seams …
Purple Ruffle Blouse
So I previously posted about the pink ruffle blouse, which was the second shirt my sister sewed for herself. This one came after that, and it has some similarities and some differences. This blouse is made from another drafted pattern. This time, instead of having princess seams to the shoulders, like the other blouses, it has them to the armscyes. …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – My Sister’s Version
In my last post I talked about the black pleated skirt that my sister made to got with this blouse. Now I’m showing the blouse. When we were planning to make our first blouses from this vintage pattern, my sister and I went fabric shopping together and found this black crepe with red flowers that we both loved. So we …
Black Pleated Skirt
About the time my sister made her pink pleated skirt, we got a box of vintage patterns that had belonged to my grandmother. Among those was the “famous” Simplicity 8390 blouse that I might have already mentioned once or twice before. At the same time I made mine, my sister also made one. But this post isn’t about that. Since …