After my grey shift dress disaster, it took a very long time to gather any confidence to reenter my work room. Eventually, I started with something simple. It's one of my tried and true patterns McCall's 2094. This pattern is currently out of print. I think is has been available since 2004, making it over a decade old. It still works. It's a simple blouse with several sleeve variations and tailored a bit with front and back darts. I had plenty of a cotton print with black dots left over from last year's summer circle skirt. The longer the skirt, the most yardage required and I had a lot left over as you will soon see. I decided to try and do a nice job with this project and redrafted the front from a C cup to a D cup, up one more cup size in the bodice with a FBA. There will be no more lying to myself that I am anything other than a D with the big four pattern companies.
I finished the inside with french seams. They are not tiny, but a sporty blouse in a crisp cotton can carry a bit of width in the seams. They are certainly narrower than the normal 5/8 inch with a over lock finish. Below it the finished blouse and my evaluation.
Garment Finish: A
The crisp cotton was easy to work with and I've made this pattern five or six times.
Fit: A
The redraft to a D cup solved all my fitting issues.
Material Choice: A
It was a printed dress weight cotton, not a quilting cotton. It ironed crisply and I expect years of wear from this fabric.
Style and Wearability: A
I love this type of shirt. It goes with jeans, skirts, and shorts.
Overall: A A good success!
Garment Finish: A
Your seams are lovely! Cotton seems to be a great place to re-start. The blouse is darling.
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