I loved wearing my pink flowery dramatic sleeve last week. And even if I first thought of my initial fabric as a muslin fabric since I got it cheap I realized batiste is so great and lovely to wear so I bought 2 more similar fabric in flower prints. One of them I realized later that is not really to my liking but this one I cut and sew right away. Here is another McCall's 7542 - view B - size 6 for all except the upper body and sleeve.
View D is a bit more comfortable to wear but I liked the extra flounces on view B so I did one more on that with 2 small changes :
- skipped the back seam - I don't really feel I need it!
- doubled the sleeve flounce so there is no hem showing. The fabric is very light and I didn't feel the draping losing much but the look is so much neater. Love it like this. I had 2m of fabric for this and I hardly had a scrap left in the end.
I am also trying to clean up my sewing room sashes and this are so patterns I will probably never use so if anyone is interested in any let me know.
Those sleeves are so dramatic and they drape so well! Batiste is lovely to wear. How nice to find it in a print! In the US it seems easier to find cotton voile or lawn prints, but batiste is my favorite lightweight cotton.
ReplyDeleteI avoided batiste most of the time since I usually find it to thin but it really helps with the drape and comfort. There is an old corner that has a few of this in a fabric store close by and I was thinking of checking in again maybe I can dig something else up. They have it badly stored and is almost impossible to see the full fabric without help from their stuff! I really hate that part!
DeleteLove this top! I think this fabric suits the design. You did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the details, it's a informative post.