UPDATE with a couple of modeled photos Gaby just sent me:
I made a quick jersey blouse for Gaby. Our girl was in Sofia for a week with
her boyfriend and I used the opportunity to make her a new blouse :)
The pattern is another BurdaStyle pattern, one of the many I have bought lately
in search of the perfect cowl neck T-shirt. This pattern not only features a
cowl neck, but also an interesting semi-square neckline with gatherings on both
sides of the front raglan lines.
Because the neckline is designed a bit too wide, as is actually quite
characteristic for Burda patterns, I made some important modifications to the
pattern. First, I raised the neckline by 2 cm, thus narrowing the circumference.
Then I narrowed the front, the back and the raglan sleeves by 1 cm each, which
resulted in additional 8 cm less neck circumference. And finally, I made the
band for the lining of the neck as short as possible. As a result the cowl neck
now lies nicely around the neck and does not gape down to the belly button, as
one seamstress complained on the Burda ru forum site.
Size: 36, modified
Fabric: viscose jersey
Time to make: 3 days
I like the pattern a lot and I intend to make one for myself, but I'll add
some volume to the body, as it is a bit too hugging for me as it is now, after
all of the modifications I did to it.
I I absolutely love how the blouse fits her. I could have probably taken some thought on the pattern placement, but I'm not sure if that would have made a big difference.
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