Mamapicklejuice

I have been really pushing myself to sew for just a little bit each day…So the bodice is complete (seams finished), the collar is finished and attached to the collar stand (so COOL!) and the one piece sleeve seam is sewn and finished, and the cuffs are now assembled (but not attached to the sleeve yet).

NOTE: I pinned the collar to the bodice in this pic - the collar stand really makes the blouse look rtw!

After that, there’s attaching the sleeves to the body, attaching the collar to the bodice and making the button holes (which fill me with a nameless dread, more or less). I do have a little hope with regard to the button holes, and that is entirely due to Power Sewing by Sandra Betzina. Rather than crossing my fingers and hoping that my button holes come out okay, I’m going to follow her steps, with include using fusible webbing between the facing and the garment, using long basting lines to mark the button holes, and using strips of water-soluble stabilizer between the fabric and the feed dogs and the fabric and the buttonhole foot. Sounds like a plan, eh?

Here’s a sneak peek at the fabulous ruffled cuffs…

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