Recently I realized that literally everything I have sewn for myself to date has been made from printed or patterned fabric... with all of that pattern in my wardrobe, what I really needed was a simple white blouse.
I liked the new Weekend Getaway blouse from Liesel & Co. from the minute I saw it and only got more anxious to make it after seeing so many cute versions pop up on the interwebs.
For white fabric, I wanted something light with a little bit of texture, but not something too girly like lace or eyelet. Chuck and I found this fun textured, slightly stretchy cotton in Bangkok's Chinatown. In retrospect, it might be juuuuuuust a little too stiff for this pattern, but really not too bad. I had originally intended to sew the pockets on, but they were too bulky in this particular fabric, so I skipped them this time.
My next Weekend Getaway will be in a flowier fabric, I think, like voile or rayon challis. Now that I see the photos of myself in it, I might go down a size,too, because there is a ton of ease (also maybe due to the stretch factor in my fabric). In fact, I might take the sides in on this one right meow. I dig the pattern, though, so I imagine my next one will be sooner rather than later!
(As an aside, check out my Thanksgiving burn on my arm... ouch!)
(As an aside, check out my Thanksgiving burn on my arm... ouch!)
