Monday, February 20, 2012

Red Front Tie Blouse


Last week's theme at the Sew Weekly was Red for Valentine's Day, and while I'm not a big fan of this holiday, I do love red. As you can read in my post, my plans for my creation crumbled and I found myself cutting and sewing this little blouse on Sunday morning.
For once, I was so focused and determinated that everything fell into place and the blouse came together perfectly in a few hours.



If you want to try this pattern (#118 B from Burda 2010/10), which I recommend for its semplicity, do bare in mind that the fit is very boxy. I like my tops to be form fitting and to cinch my waist, so I hate this blouse when it's not tucked in, but I find it works very well with high-waisted skirts.
Another thing I would modify is the front slit, which is very very low and needs to be well hidden by the tie if you don't want to flash your bra to everyone. You can make it at least 5 cm shorter.

A little trivia about the fabric I used: I couldn't find any red fabric in my stash, so I asked my mother if there was any around the house and she asked me: "Did you check the boxes in the cellar?". Apparently, our stash has become so big that there's not enough space for all of our fabrics in the house. 

32 comments:

  1. Wow, what stunning pictures...love the contrast of the clothes with the backdrop! Your blouse is seriously lovely and I must say that your skirt is too cute...did you make that as well?

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    1. Thanks, Marie!
      The skirt is one of my luckiest second-hands finds, it was love at first sight!

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  2. i love red! so as your blouse. I like the print of your skirt..or was it embroidered skirt?

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  3. so pretty! the red looks so beautiful in the snow :)

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  4. I love love love your top. What a great top and look.

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  5. Such pretty photos! Your red blouse is perfect paired with that skirt.

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  6. It looks fantastic and now I want one! Great job!

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  7. Lovely blouse! And I really like your photos with the bright red top and white snow. Great work.

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  8. Oh, I love how saturated the color of the red looks against the snow! Really gorgeous photos, and a lovely top! And I must say, I adore that skirt, too! This whole thing is a win, in my humble opinion.

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  9. Beautiful, adorable tie neck blouse. The colour is perfect, and the weight/ drape of fabric lends itself to that fabulous full bow. Wonderful! And snowy backdrops rock! Fingers crossed comment form doesn't misbeha e this time. Sorry I left so many last time.

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    1. Thank you so much, and don't worry about the comments, it happens!

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  10. carinissima la camicetta!!! Ma l'outfit completo è super ^___^

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  11. beautiful.. i've used this pattern several times so far, and i really love it.. and your version is so beautiful because it's simple (i always manage to find some busy pattern instead solid color, dunno why).. btw, loved your story on sew weekly, i laughed like crazy reading it

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    1. Thanks! I love your printed versions, I think this pattern looks very good both in solids and in prints.

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  12. cellar boxes; brilliant.

    i can't believe you got such a great fit out of burda! i abandoned my mags because i wasted so much fabric. your top, and skirt, are GORGEOUS.

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    1. Well, the overall fit is not the best, it's a very boxy blouse, but it's still very nice when I tuck it in.

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  13. This is so pretty! Love the little hint of gingham peeking out!

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  14. Niiiice. I made something red for the week but haven't had the time to photograph it yet. How did you decrease the neckline without impacting the sleeve-hole?
    PS- OpenID isn't working, you might wanna get Disqus or something similar so your non-blogger fans can comment directly.

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    1. Thanks! What do you mean by decreasing the neckline? The pattern calls for a gathered neckline, if that's your question.
      I went and see how Disqus works and I don't like it, since I haven't received other remarks on the matter, I'm not gonna change for the moment. Sorry if that's causing you trouble!

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  15. Oh my goodness - were you not FREEZING taking these photos??!!! The photos look great though. We have to suffer for our art ;)
    Love your blouse, the red is fantatsic. And so is your skirt!

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    1. Thank, Suzie!
      Yes, I was definitely freezing, but after last week's pics in the snow I was mentally prepared so the trauma was minimal :) I had to put a ton of concelear on my nose or I would have looked like a clown!

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  16. Beautiful! What an awesome color! I love a good pussybow blouse

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  17. and this blouse made it to burda member projectof the week :-D Congrats Anna!

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    1. Whoohoo! Thanks for letting me know, Ai, I hadn't seen it yet! :D

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