If you have read my last posts, you know that I am in a BlouseQuest! The second blouse that I made is based on a Colette Pattern: the Crepe. A little while ago, I used the whole thing to make a dress, during Gertie's Sew-Along. Little flashback...
Back then, I really enjoyed the pattern. This is why, a few days ago, when I was looking for nice blouses to sew, something clicked in my head... Why not using the Crepe!!!??? I quickly looked in my stash, and I found a cute green fabrics, with white polka dots AND a gorgeous contrasting fabric that has a history! Indeed, My Grand Ma used it to make my christening dress like 28 years ago!
Everything went really fast:
1) Make peplums (pepla...) from the skirt parts.
2) Use lace for the hem
3) Bias bind the edges instead of a facing
4) Deepen the neckline (I used a round one this time)
Tadaaaaaa!
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| Behind our pretty flowers and herbs! |
Now, skip this part if you are hungry!
The day we took these pictures, I also cooked yummy things for guests. It was so sunny (but cold) and the light was so gorgeous that it made the food look even nicer!
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| Mixed Mushrooms soup |
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| Savory scones (blue cheese, apples and sesame seeds) and cherry clafouti! |
Mmmmmm, makes me feel hungry!
Anyway, that's all folks!
Do you like scones?
Do you use polka dots?
Adorable! I made a shortened version of the crepe as a muslin, just to check bodice fit and remember thinking it'd be a cute shirt! Yours is great - and I love the polka dots and lace! yay!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's adorable! I keep going back and forth on the Crepe dress, I love it so much but I'm not sure it'll work on my body. I love using dress patterns for blouses, though :).
ReplyDeleteI love polkadots on other people, I just have a hard time envisioning them on myself for some reason...
Gorgeous!! (the blouse, dress AND the food) (and the seamstress/chef)(if that's not too creepy)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog a couple of weeks ago, and as a baby-sewer, I find it inspiring. I can't wait to make myself cute clothes too!
This might be the cutest thing I have seen on this blog so far! I love the green color, it has spring written all over it <3
ReplyDeleteI love your blouse it looks fantastic!...i couldn't skip the food bit, i'm very hungry now :)
ReplyDeleteThe crepe pattern looks great as a blouse. Have just started to sew my own crepe this week.I love scones and polka dots. I especially like cheese scones.
ReplyDeleteI can vouch that the food didn't just look good, but tasted great too. We ate it :) Thanks again for the hospitality!
ReplyDeleteOh my god, that's so brilliant. If I would have known, I could have made my fit muslin in something pretty.
ReplyDeleteI'm so doing that.