So sew me!

         I am changing careers--from Suing to Sewing! :) Somehow my devotion to the only sport i know--window shopping--has paid off. I have stolen ideas on the racks (**very devious laugh**) and made my own version of..tantadaadaaaaannnnn...a blouse haha so anti-climactic.  Now don't get your hopes all too high, it's just a pair of square cloth sewn together to resemble a blouse (at least that's what I did :) )

           

             See this blouse? Ingon ani ra akong peg.

             This design is all over the malls lately because of its summery vibe. I like it because it hides my bilbil hehe anything to avoid muffin-top, I'm all for it. It's actually not rocket science...because I can't do rocket science, I don't have the patience and the brain cells. So, as in a true i'm-good-so-i'll-tell-you-what-i-know fashion, I documented my current conquest :

                

I chose a light fabric because I wanted a drapey look. I didn't use the rest of the threads, I just put them there
 to make it look like I knew what I was doing :)

I found an old blouse that had the looseness and fit that I wanted and traced its outline
on the back of the cloth.  I like this blouse because it looks like a scrubsuit :)

Our trusted little sewing machine :) Don't let this tiny gadget fool you, it really does the job! :)

             I cut the cloth leaving about half an inch from the outline making sure to mark which cloth is for the front (Cloth 1) and which one is for the back (Cloth2). On cloth 1, I cut a semicircle to make a neckline (or a V if you want V-necks)  then sewed the raw edges. Then I used a black bias tape to cover the sewn edges and hide my crooked stitches :)  In hichschool, we were taught how to use bias tape on the edges of our apron project made of flour sack. Sosyal, satin nga bias tape sa sako sa harina :) Anyway, when the neckline was done,  I sewed the cloths together stitching on the traced outline. Don't forget to leave portions for your sleeveholes! Stitch the hem and you're good to go.

Voila!

My model flew in from the streets of Del Pilar for this shoot :)

One more for her modeling debut hehe :)

                 I'm quite proud of myself, actually hehe I'll wear this blouse next week :)  
               


                                          Next project...Underwear! :)