Saturday, March 22, 2008

In the End, the Weather Won


The blouse is done. I need to wash it, though, to remove the marks and basting glue before I can give it a good pressing. Once that is done, I'll take a pic of me wearing it and write up my entry for the contest. (I think this will be the first PR contest for which I actually enter something!)

Overall, I like it and it fits very well. Yay muslins! But as Cidell mentioned in her blog today (BTW, awesome blouse Cidell!), it takes some getting re-used to wearing a blouse made from non-stretch fabric, as this one is. I feel very prim and proper. LOL!

I ended up using peach (yes, the fabric is really peach, not pink) buttons from stash, which are actually and amazingly the same shade of peach, just darker. When I auditioned them last night, I wasn't thrilled. But they started looking much better the more it poured rain outside and now they've actually grown on me so I may just end up keeping them. That, and who the heck wants to remove six buttons only to sew on six more?

So, what should I be asking Carolyn to shop for in NYC for me? ;-)

29 comments:

  1. Looking fabulous! Can't wait to see you in it.

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  2. Pretty! So feminine--I'll bet the peach looks very nice on you.

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  3. You just make the sewing magic all the time- I am "super jealous" as Cidell said also. All your projects are so nice.
    Decisions decisions-perhaps let her put together some stretch woven and knit that looks great together and if the buttons,zip, sewing thread cones are there that are dyed to match, have her get those as well especially if a fashion color that would be hard to come by. A mixed button assortment might be nice also if they are cheap. I hope you get a nice treasure. mssewcrazy

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  4. I am 100 percent in love with this blouse!!!! Yep, the wovens with no stretch do take some getting used to. But, look how crisp it is. Drooling over here. Not as bad as I drolled when you made that cheese bread and soup. But, drooling none the less.

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  5. Wow, your blouse looks great! It was worth the effort. Now I want one, too!

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  6. Fabulous! I really like the stripes. The cut and stripes make this a visually appealling blouse, and the buttons are perfect IMHO. I'm all for staying home when the weather is lousy. :) Good luck in the contest.

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  7. Super cute blouse, Debbie.

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  8. It's very pretty! I love how you used the stripe weave of the fabric.

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  9. I love this blouse. You did such a great job.It looks wonderful,the fabric colour, the stripes, the buttons.....so so pretty. I want one too :)

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  10. I love it! Can't wait to see it on!

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  11. The blouse is gorgeous Debbie, I can hardly wait to see it on you! Happy Easter!

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  12. I really love the effect of all the stripes. It's a beautiful blouse. Can't wait to see what it looks like on you.

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  13. beautiful work debbie, it was fun to see how it came together

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  14. Wow! It looks incredible! The fabric is perfect for that pattern... :)

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  15. This looks beautiful!! The peach color looks so fresh!!

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  16. I love your blouse. It was worth all the work. Buttons look good too. Can't wait to see you in your blouse--so girlie, girlie.
    Anne Szabo

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  17. The blouse turned out beautiful Debbie, very very nice. Now for a nice skirt, maybe from Ottobre 2/2007 to go with it?

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  18. Super cute! Very springtime-y.

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  19. Debbie that top looks fabulous on Zillie - can't wait to see it on you. g

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  20. Ooh I love it! It looks so pretty & feminine. I'm repeating someone. Gah, I hate not to be original! :P

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  21. I can't believe that I didn't comment on "our" blouse! Guess I was too busy showing it to my family and friends! *LOL* I love the color and I am sure that it will look fabu on you!

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  22. The blouse is fabulous, Debbie! I love how you plaid the stripes and can't wait to see a photo of you wearing it.

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  23. I'm behind in my compliments. I really like how this top came out. I like all the lines of the Burda blouse. Great job!

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