Hello Hive

It's a beautiful day so far, and I am so happy about our work and success with the farm work so far. The weather has been favorable, and almost everything planted is enjoying good weather. I have a very tight schedule trying to work between my farm work and some other online jobs I engage in.

Once in a while I have clients bringing their clothes for me to sew for them. I do make some stipends from sewing since my business is not fully established, as I do not have a shop/boutique yet.

Whenever I am not working on the farm, you will find me sewing or blogging and doing some of the other online tasks. Today we have only visited the farm briefly since the men are the ones cultivating the land, and until they are through with the portions they are working on, we can continue planting tomorrow.

Most of my sewing jobs are now shifted to the night. If I am fortunate, I can cut the outfits during the day and do the stitching at night when there will be a power supply to make my work faster.

Using the electrical machine to see my clothes gives them a neater finish, like those sold in the boutique, and we also recognize the importance of ironing fabrics before cutting or sewing them.

Today I would like to share with you the process I have followed to achieve this pretty peplum top.

I had cut the fabric yesterday, hoping to sew this at night, but the power supply wasn't restored till now. I had no other choice but to sew it with the manual sewing machine.

In order to sew this, I was privileged to have this leftover fabric that I had earlier used to sew a skirt for my sister and a dress for myself. The fabric here isn't up to a meter anymore, so I had to critically think of what to make of it.

I started with cutting the front piece here. I made it a little longer than usual.

Whenever you need to manage a fabric to make this kind of blouse, it is advisable to use your lower waist and make the blouse longer, as there won't be enough fabric to make the flare longer if you use your lower waist.

It is easier to get a longer upper bodice than a longer flare since this is often cut in a circle.

Now my upper bodice is much longer; both the front and the back are cut here with zipper allowance.

Then I cut out the sleeves, which by now I had to carefully join several tiny pieces of the fabric to make a complete sleeve.

Sewing process

Next was sewing, which I started by picking the darts first.

Ensure you pick the bust dart on the front block. It gives our blouses more fitting. Darts are very important in making clothes and choosing the right dart for the right kind of design often make our clothes standout.

Next I turned the necklines with bias.

Then did a thorough checking of the measurements of the upper bodice to ensure that all measurements are accurate before the final coupling of this top. This is the point where you can detect any mistake in your outfit, and this kind of fitting is necessary so that you don't end up making either a loss or a blouse with no fitting.