Burda Style For people who sew
Improvising a bit
Views
1351
This section is sponsored by
Description
BWOF 1/2008, #108 pattern and an improvisation.
This is the pattern I have used many times, and made a lot of variations on it. This time I wanted to make a simple shirt, with a bib cut on bias. I was so sure the fit of the shirt was right, and therefore I didn’t try the shirt while sewing it, but only after is was completed. But – it turned out it was too tight in shoulders and bust (???). I don’t know what happened – I used the same size as I always did.
To save the blouse, I improvised a bit – I added a button closure inset, which gave enough ease to the bust and shoulders. I had to narrow the waist a bit. Due to the alteration and to make the shirt symmetric, I added 2 rows of buttons.
The shirt turned out nice, I think :).
Material Notes
Cotton
Categories
18 Comments
You must be registered to add a new post!
Featured
-
Valentine's Day Special
Your heart is in good hands
Valentine's Day inspiration
-
Editor's Pick
City Chic
New styles and patterns for an active city life
-
Project Of The Week
Mauve Taupe Polka Dot Halter Dress
Inspiration for your Valentine's Day dress
-
Editor's Pick
Valentine's Day is coming up...
And we've got the dress patterns
-
Pattern of the Week
The Anda Dress
Our most popular dress pattern is well worth a try
BurdaStyle - Footer
All products market with the “B” label have been produced by BurdaStyle. BurdaStyle projects and quality patterns are available for all difficulty levels and price ranges. Get started right away!
Make Your Style... And Friends Too
Copyright-free sewing patterns, step-by-step tutorials, skill sharing, inspiration, project ideas and people just like you. It takes less than a minute to get started.
Website Help
About BurdaStyle
Advertise Here
© 2009 BurdaStyle. Inc. All rights reserved. Site by AREA 17
Jul 13, 2010, 05.33 AMby lclausewitz
Very clever solution! I might have use for that in tinkering with one of my old shirts.
Nov 28, 2009, 11.32 PMby manuela
I really like the two rows of buttons! Are they both to use? Or is one of them “just” decoration?
1 Reply
Nov 30, 2009, 11.21 AMby anajan
Just one row of buttons is functional, the other one is there only as a decoration.
Nov 26, 2009, 02.39 AMby gedwoods
Wow, talk about finding a creative (and stunning!) solution to a problem! This is beautiful! And it’s so nice to see different photos of you, too :)
1 Reply
Nov 30, 2009, 11.32 AMby anajan
Thanks gedwoods!
Yeah, it was time to ditch those mirror photos and take decent ones, with better light, that really show the details of my garments.
Nov 24, 2009, 01.14 PMby sew4my3
Oh I really like the design of this blouse! The insertion in the front placket is such a wonderful addition. Well done, again!
Nov 22, 2009, 12.47 PMby djoule
Nice !! Looks really great on you :)
Nov 21, 2009, 11.41 PMby milkyway
Super chic very neat finished!! as always, impecable work
Nov 21, 2009, 06.19 AMby almatinka
Nice save – it looks so unique this way!
Nov 20, 2009, 06.05 PMby kosmika
Pure genius :)
Nov 20, 2009, 01.30 PMby sewella
Lovely!
Nov 20, 2009, 01.27 PMby yoshimi
Beautiful! You look stunning in it. I really love your shirts.
Nov 20, 2009, 12.32 PMby stephiaffi
The improv is fantastic! The shirt looks great!
Nov 20, 2009, 12.15 PMby lybu
It looks great. I would never say that this blouse was too tight :) New button closure inset looks as it originally belongs to the pattern.
Nov 20, 2009, 12.02 PMby ceregana
Beautifil!
Nov 20, 2009, 11.59 AMby gdac
I always love your work – so creative! but I am also jealous that you somehow find the time to do way more sewing than me!
Nov 20, 2009, 10.51 AMby irmchen
Jeah… you should improvise much more in the future: The outcome is excellent! :) I like the way how you matched with the stripes!
Nov 20, 2009, 10.46 AMby missymay
I love your shirts and this is no exception! you’ve got a great eye for style and design
Nov 20, 2009, 10.33 AMby fnm
I ova je prelepa. :-) Slazem se da mnogo bolje izgleda sa ovim detaljem nego originalna verzija. Svaka cast i za uskladjene linije.
Nov 20, 2009, 10.24 AMby elisana
i love the way it looks, in my opinion, better with the improv than without, nice detail