Sea Cucumber JJ

Added Mar 6, 2010

by kaitui-kiwi

Wellington, New ...

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Description

I have named this JJ for my BSC friend Gill’s comment when saw this blouse and frills in it’s early stages at one of our meets, I can see what she meant, see last image (which is actually a lettuce leaf sea slug, but you get the idea) hehe :)

This is my first attempt at the JJ blouse and I have to admit that I finished this and the accompanying Kasia skirt ages ago but I love them so much I have worn them to work at least once each week since I completed them so they are always in the wash when I remember that I haven’t posted them yet! Also we have just been though two weekends in a row of over 42 degrees Celsius, so the last thing I felt like playing was dress-up but here they finally are.

I finished the ruffles differently from the instructions, I instead gave them a narrow hem and carefully top stitched them and I think they turned out really good even if it is a bit more fiddly and time-consuming it’s worth the effort.

I really love the stand up collar and in general this is a great pattern to use as a base for other shirt modifications, I highly recommend this pattern.

Material Notes

Printed Cotton, buttons and thread

Categories

For
Women
Garment Type
Blouse
Style
Business, Casual, Romantic
Material
Cotton

Credits

Fabric

Fabric Galley, Greenwood, WA

Photography

My fiance Chris

3 Comments

  • Jagg_large

    Mar 7, 2010, 03.06 PMby lizah

    it looks so cute!

  • Wilbur_large

    Mar 7, 2010, 02.15 AMby aceydoubleyou

    Oh, and PS, I really like the shoes you have on in the photo! Just noticed them now.

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      Mar 7, 2010, 02.19 AMby kaitui-kiwi

      Haha, thanks, they got a few comments on my Kaisa post too :) They are by Chie Mihara and are really comfy because she studied Podiatry, I love them so much!

  • Wilbur_large

    Mar 7, 2010, 12.28 AMby aceydoubleyou

    I love the color choice, it’s fun, but sophisticated and complimentary to your skin tone. This picture actually makes me want to make one more than the picture of the model wearing one. What type of fabric is it?

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      Mar 7, 2010, 01.50 AMby kaitui-kiwi

      Aw thanks Acey! It’s just a printed cotton, not too stiff or thick, I think it works well becasue the pattern is quite small. You should give it a go, the pattern is quite simple to assemble, just the ruffles are fiddly and the slit in the sleeve took me a bit to figure out but you could always leave it off if you weren’t sure.

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