Sunday, April 06, 2014

~Staple Blouse~

 Last night I whipped up a Staple blouse, using my Staple Dress pattern, and April's T as inspiration.


I didn't really measure - I just held the pattern up to myself and guessed at how long I wanted it. Then I made both pieces the same length.  I shirred just the back:



The fabric is 97% cotton, 3% spandex, purchased at Joann's. The spandex doesn't really add that much stretch, but it keeps the wrinkles away, which is always nice! The photos above were taken after I'd worn it all morning at church.

I like that this can be dressed up or down - I can just as easily wear this with a jean skirt as for Sunday  morning!



My mom, dad, and youngest sister were here last weekend. What a special treat! I helped my youngest sister make her own Staple dress, in fact out of this very fabric! There was enough left for me to make a blouse with. So now we can be matchy-patchy across the miles. :-)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are just toooooooo cute! Nice blouse!

Tori Leslie said...

Wow, you did and awesome job! I'm thinking there should be a tutorial in your near future. Btw, your hair is adorable!

Becky Dempsey said...

It's nice! So cheery and happy looking.

Charity said...

That's cute! Love the shirring at the back! Very cute print too!

Melissa Joy said...

I. Seriously. Love. This.
You're rocking it.

Rachel said...

Super cute! I'm planning on making a shirt out of the Staple Dress pattern, too.

Tammy said...

Thank you! I have plans for more dresses/blouses from this same pattern! Such a fun pattern! :)