The next project is Butterick B4659. It's a simple blouse pattern with not to many details. I redrafted the sleeve to have a simple buttoned cuff, but other than that I made the pattern up in a size 16.
Here is the blouse in mid-construction. I chose a white poly-cotton blend fabric from my stash as an inexpensive choice for my first attempt for this garment. Looking at this photo, I have concluded that I should really photograph the projects and look at the photos during the construction process. I seem to have a blind eye to fit details in the workroom that scream at me in the photos. I really wonder why that is? The photo on the right shows that the shoulder is much to wide. This is a problem with many patterns as they scale up. The shoulder scales up far less than other parts of a woman's body, for example her waist or bust.
This this the finished blouse. It's wearable, but the shoulders droop at least an inch off the shoulder line. This will have to be redrafted before doing this again in a better fabric. This photo also shows the main draw back of the poly-cotton. It will not press crisply and it will wrinkle and pucker in the seams after washing. The blouse looks fine under a blazer, jacket or sweater which is what I needed it for in the short term. For the long term, I think a redraft of the shoulder width is a good time investment because the collar sits well on me.
