Comments on: Simplicity 4817: the 99 Barrage Balloons blouse

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:24:35 +0000

Wonderful! Great job on this blouse. I love the color combination.and thank you for the tips. I always love seeing your work!

By: melissa

melissa — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:54:30 +0000

Love it! You look straight outta the pictures, dahling!

The pinked edge on the ruffle is a GREAT detail, so much easier than doing a fiddly rolled hem and it adds some texture there, too. And I totally agree on reducing sleeve cap height – you wouldn’t believe the height on some of them, like the dress I traced out last night. It’s a knit! You don’t need ANY ease! Aaaagh!

By: Susannah

Susannah — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:39:43 +0000

Thanks so much! I think it’s only fair that others should learn from my mistakes. If I can save even one seamstress from weeping into a set-in sleeve, I will consider my efforts well rewarded.

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:46:22 +0000

Bravo! Not only do I really love the smart color combination, but all your detailed modifications. The tip for reducing the sleeve cap is a good reminder; I often forget until I’ve cut out and started to sew my pattern. Maybe I should hang a sign over my sewing area to keep it in the forefront of my mind–after all, it reduces so much frustration! lol.

By: Benita

Benita — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:47:43 +0000

You should be very proud of yourself with this blouse! It is feminine and frilly without being frothy. Gosh, you make me want to go back to making my own clothes again.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:59:48 +0000

That blouse is beautiful, the red buttons are just perfect! You look quite lovely in the outfit, it all fits together perfectly (especially the shoes, which I am agonizing over the cuteness of).

Thank you for the tips, too, I shall keep them in mind for future projects as I grow more serious about sewing.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:47:05 +0000

Love it, just every single detail of it!

I’ve definitely been one of the ones out there vying for those tie-neck blouse patterns! I finally caved and bought one from an infamously overpriced ebay store to get exactly what I wanted. Can’t wait to see how it comes together. I have several different variations in mind, so will be totally worth it if it works out half as well as I think.

What a great post too, great writing, great eye candy 40s fashion, learned about 5 things that will help my projects, laughed out loud, Han Solo, I mean it’s just all there. Your blog has really become top of list reading for me lately!