Hello Hive
I don't know if I'm the only one that has not been able to catch up with a lot of things up until now. We are about to round up the first quarter of the year, and time is ahead of me in so many ways. A lot of things are behind schedule already, and it seems like I am the worst in times of my time management skills.
I have decided on various strategies to manage my time well with it, but it seems to not be working even till now. Hopefully I will find a balance someday.
This week has been an interesting one for me because of how much I have learned. I feel happy to add new knowledge in every dimension.
Finding fulfillment in whatever we do is gratifying.
Having been taught how to sew a perfectly fitted pant for myself by my friend, I decided to sew a blouse to compliment the pants.
The fabric was remaining half a meter, making me think of what best I can achieve with it.
This will be a simple and yet classy blouse with no exaggerated sleeves.
Thank goodness I still have some flowery designs on the fabric; I turned this over and measured out my body measurement of size 6.
With a little confusion as to whether to place the direction of these flowery designs up or down. That is one of the beautiful things about being a designer. We have to look at the best direction we can place a fabric to bring out the prettier arrangements for its design in an outfit.
Eventually I decided to allow the pattern to face up and stay right in the chest line rather than keeping it at the hem. It was one of the wisest decisions in the end.
I cut out the back 5" longer than the front block to form a design that will cover my hips.
I wished to make the entire outfit of that length, but the fabric wasn't enough, so the back length was made shorter than the front.
Next I cut out the sleeves.
And proceeded to cut the necklines.
There is this secret to getting a perfect neckline if you desire not to add a zipper to your outfit.
Not every blouse must have a zipper at the back, especially this kind. And you must be able to cut the blouse such that it will pass through one's head easily.
The simple steps to follow this are to
- Cut the neck as wide as possible.
Anything from 4.5to 5" and above is perfect.
While cutting a deep neckline, the depth shouldn't be too much, as this will make a blouse not fitted at the neck. A shallow neckline depth often goes perfectly with a deep neckline.
Adding an extra depth design like this makes the blouse easier to wear at the necklines.
With these being said, I proceeded to sew the blouse, turning the neck with bias, then joining all the side seams
The last thing was ironing, and then I got myself a lovely two-piece ready for casual outings.
What do you think of these?