Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Burda Style June 2013 Blouse 118

 I got to wear the finished blouse today when my sons and I took my mom to lunch to celebrate her 82nd birthday. I am so blessed to have her, besides the arthritis, in good health.


 I did not do buttonholes on the very narrow sleeve band. I added a snap and sew the button on =)

I'm pretty happy with how the buttonholes turned out.
here you can see my modified facings

The fabric is a cotton batiste from Metro Textiles which I bought on my trip to NYC during PR weekend a couple of years ago and it was a very easy fabric to work with. I made french seams because of the sheerness of the material, it is such a nice finish.

The skirt is Vogue 1247 which I made last summer and gets a lot of love from me.

The pictures are showing a bit of wrinkling in the sleeve head but there are truly none, I don't know why it showed that way.

This a great basic, I can also see wearing it layered over a tank top. I am now working in the shirt dress which uses this same pattern but adds vertical darts to the front and back, with short sleeves.

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  1. Lisette, this is such a great pattern. I love it in coral. What a great choice!

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  2. Very pretty blouse! The colour is great on you. Y tambien me gusta mucho tu falda. Creo que la voy a tener que repetir en tela denim. Estás guapisima y tienes una familia encantadora. Felicita a tu mamá de mi parte!

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    1. Muchas gracias Merche! Le pasare las felicidades a mi mami.
      Ese patron de falda me encanta y esta version la uso muchisimo! Un abrazo

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  3. You look especially pretty. May you have many more years with your mom.

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  4. Love this colour, and the whole outfit comes together well. Off to have a peek around your blog...

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    1. Thank you for dropping by and welcome! Hope you enjoy looking around my blog!

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  5. What a gorgeous colour on you. The blouse is beautiful.

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  6. what great pictures! I'm amused/intrigued that you and your mother are wearing the same color. :)

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    1. We both laughed when we saw each other! Coral is a color we both enjoy wearing

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  7. I have been eyeing off this top, so lovely to see it made up 'for real'. Love your outfit and enjoy time with your Mum!

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  8. Very nice outfit and it looks super on you. Hope you have many more years with your mom.

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  9. What a great looking summer blouse. Beautiful color on you.

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  10. Preciosa la blusa, te queda mu lindo ese color. Felicidades a tu mami en su cumpleaños.

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  11. Happy Birthday to your mom!
    I still covet your turquoise skirt! I must make one for myself! I've made that skirt before but in gray.

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  12. Lovely blouse and I really love the contrast between the two brights. Perfect for summer.

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  13. What a great outfit! I love the colors -- so perfect on you. Hope your mom had a wonderful birthday!

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  14. I liked that blouse pattern too. It seems like it would be quick to sew. That is a great color for you and it looks really nice with the skirt

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  15. I love your color combo here! The blouse came out really lovely; that little teeny button on the sleeve cuff is just too cute.

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  16. This is a wonderful blouse. The colours are great on you. Your detailing so good too.

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  17. Esta genial tu mama, espero que disfrutes de ella por muchos años más!

    La blusa me encanta y el color maravilloso!

    Un abrazo

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