Rockapin-up
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Lady Day said:Finally! I made up one of those antique patterns I got!
The McCall. Now, this is just a tester one, and apparently I was thrown off by the super elongated drawings of the ladies because this hits at the widest part of the hips, Im going to lengthen the next one.
Here is a detail of the gathers. The sleeves were simple, and apparently I was also thrown off by their 5 foot long arms as well because this short sleeve hits at my elbow! SO I gots to alter that as well.
I used a stiff cotton for this, and it demands a more flowing fabric. I have some rayon that Im gonna use on the for real one. This was painfully easy to whip up (4 hrs from cut to start of buttons). There was no placement marks on the pattern for buttons, but the picture says ten, and man, that is so what it needed. I added an inside band around the bottom for reinforcement and it works quite nicely.
The bust fits swell, as that was my largest worry, but the looseness of 20s garb give more than ample room without looking like a tent.
LD
Wow LadyDay I really like that blouse, I'm gonna sneak into you home at night and steal while you sleep