LUTTERLOH RE-DO

Hi there!  Well today I used my own measurements of Bust 128cm and Hips 130cm and re-drew or re-drafted the basic blouse pattern er twice for the front bodice piece.  Once with the regular tape measure and the leaflet short-sleeved blouse.  This didn't work.

Then I re-drafted the XL - XXL basic blouse using the tape measure that goes with that kit.  The pattern came out pretty close!  I had to subtract about 1.5 inches or approx. 3.81 cm from the platen edge or the doubled fabric straight piece that the buttons are sewn on edge of the front.  I had to add about 1/2 inch or about 1.27 cm to the under the arm body side of the pattern.  I had to sort of redraw the shoulder and arm circle part of the pattern.  Another thing I did was to make a dart from the middle of the shoulder straight down about 4 inches or approx. 10 cm and about 1.5 inches or so or approx. 3.81cm in width tapering to nothing.  I did an arm circle dart as that works better for me than the side dart and I took out the same amount of paper/fabric for that as the original which was about 3 inches or 8cm at the widest part tapering down to zero.

Trying to find a specific fabric should have been listed first.  Please read my post about trying to find a specific fabric.  Thanks!

Trying to find a specific fabric...

Hi!  You know what it's like when you're trying to find a specific fabric.  There are a lot of choices out there, but how come I am having problems finding a simple cotton fabric with red cherries on a white background for a reasonable price?  Sure I could pay $8.00 or $9.00 per yard, but at my size I need a lot of yardage.  Sigh.

I am very interested in making this pattern:
Butterick 5882  

 

I oftentimes find that I like the pattern just as illustrated and I'm especially attracted to view A in this case which is a white background with red cherries on the fabric where the bust and strap are in a bright red fabric.  

Lutterloh: 

 

Lutterloh modern 53, 54, 55, 56

Basic long sleeved blouse, short sleeved blouse, vest and shorts

I have made the front part of the basic blouse, the back part of the basic blouse, a short sleeve which I'm not sure about since I made changes to the arm holes of the front and back piece and I still need to make the collar and maybe some cuffs.  It's coming along and I'm pretty sure the Lutterloh blouse front will fit.  I used my own measurements which are 128cm bust and 130cm hips. 

I think one of the best books I've read and keep re-reading is Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing.  For some reason my links to Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing on Amazon for this blog and widget are not working so I have to resort to a direct link that has nothing to do with me.  Sigh.  Thank you for reading 'til the end!