The quest for the perfect top: Sutton blouse

I forgot to post this a few weeks ago but this is part two of the quest for the perfect summer blouse. I liked the V-neck and the sleeves of the Donna blouse. But I didn't like the curved hem and the low neckline. So I tried to find a pattern that had a V-neck and a lose shape. So I 'bought' the Sutton Blouse pattern from true bias. 

Again I tried the pattern first in a cheap viscose fabric to try the fit. I made a size 4 and because it is such a loose chape the blouse fits great without any adjustments. I also loved the instructions and the way the blouse is finished. The blouse is almost as nice on the inside than on the outside. Even my grandmother was impressed with the finish of the blouse and how well it is explained in the instructions. She doesn't understand English but I showed her the drawings and she was impressed. She is probably going to make one herself next summer.

So what to do when you have found your perfect pattern? You make one in silk. The one is in a nice silk is perfect to wear with my new culottes.  

Now I'm desperately looking for an equally perfect pattern for a long sleeved blouse. If you know a great long sleeved blouse pattern let me know. 

The details:

Pattern: Sutton Blouse true bias (free with a giftcard from indie sew)

Fabric: €6 for the viscose fabric, the stoffenspecktakel and €20 for the silk, den boom

Striped Delphi layered maxi dress

I made this dress the day before I left on holiday. I had bought the pattern already, I had seen so many beautiful versions online, that I could not resist.  I knew I would probably only wear this style of dress on holiday. I don't have any other maxi dress or skirt and I was not sure it was a style that I would like.

The fabric is a coupon from the stoffenspektakel. I bought it with the intention of making a summer dress. But it was only when I got home that I discovered that the fabric was more than two meters in length and I new it was meant to be a Delphi dress. I made a size 6, and thought that I would just treat it as a wearable toile. Because I only had one day left and also had to do some packing. The fabric was a bit to short to make the pattern as intended. So I made the skirt a bit less wide, that way I could lay the two pattern pieces for the skirt next to each other. Because of the stripes I decided to alter the top, instead of making a rounded bottom I cut it parallel with the stripes. This does mean that the sides of the top layer are longer then the middle. I do prefer this look with the striped fabric. 

The instructions are detailed and easy to follow. The only downside is that you can't really tell how the dress is going to fit until you are almost done. 

The dress is to wide at the top. A lot to wide! you can see the fabric droop down in the back and at the sides. I made a size 6 based on the finished measurements on the pattern. My measurements are a little bit larger than the size 6 so I thought that would be fine for a knit. I looked again at the picture of the dress on the named website. I also think the loop at the back of the dress is longer on their dress. And I do think I followed the instructions as to the suggested length.  Anyway next time I make this dress I will make the dress more narrow at the top, or use a size 4 for the top and 6 for the bottom. I'm probably going to make this dress again. Maybe not for myself but for my sister she loved it. 

Delphi layered maxi dress - Named patterns : free (bought it with the gift card that I won)

fabric - stoffenspektakel : €10 for 2.1m (coupon)