Sunday, May 11, 2008

Springy!

As usual, every Spring I get itchy to make clothes. Sometimes I am able to resist the urge. Sometimes not. Last spring I made a cute simple skirt out of some fabulous fabric. We won't talk about the times I've cut into a pattern and ended in complete failure.

I really wanted some new blouses this year. Something unique and flattering. Nothing which could possibly construed as maternity -- which is so "in" right now. Ug. I shopped a bit at Anthropologie and found lots of really arty pieces and I even considered the spendy prices, but nothing was just right.

I skimmed the pattern books at Joann's when McCalls were on sale for 99 cents and picked out this one.

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I knew I wanted try a patchwork look by mixing some fabrics. I found several lines I liked on ReproDepot and settled on this line called ZaZa! So here is the finished blouse.

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My mom helped me with every step along the way. She and my dad were visiting last week. We did lots of fun stuff including getting this shirt made. I don't like to follow a pattern, so it was very helpful for her to keep me on task. Thanks Mom.

We played with the sleeves a bit. The pattern has a sleeveless option and another option with 3/4 length sleeves. I didn't like either. But I did like this shirt I found online at Nordstroms.

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It was easy enough to replicate that cute cap sleeve. I think I like the neckline better in the Nordstrom blouse. The band on my blouse actually sits up on my neck. Very Asian. I like the deeper V in the white blouse. But plain white? How boring!

I'm not sure if Benjamin liked the blouse or not. But he wanted to join in the photo shoot.

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4 comments:

Kristin L said...

I think it's really cute and I love the way you've mixed up the fabrics with out having it look too loud or hippy.

Jen said...

Great job, looks really cute on you. I love your fabric choices, much more fun than plain white. Jen

Amy said...

It's very cute, Deborah. I love the colors and the mix of prints. Very nice!

Françoise said...

It's a lovely blouse! I like it a lot.