Sewing tutorial: sew a Faye blouse
Transforming the Faye jumpsuit pattern into a blouse pattern, several of you have asked me if this was possible. But I also wanted to offer you a little hack in the theme of the season...the collar of the collar of the collar!
So I "embellished" Faye's already very pretty collar a little to offer you a sewing pattern for a blouse with a ruffled collar.
Of course this frilly detail is not necessary to make the blouse (but it's still deliciously retro, right?!). In case you don't want to sew the gathering strip, the preparation of the collar is done as described in your pattern (everything is explained in the booklet, and the step-by-step video can be found here ). You will therefore obtain a blouse with a flat and pointed collar as for the initial pattern of the Faye jumpsuit/dress .
The video of this sewing tutorial explains:
-how to modify the "bust above" front and back pattern pieces by extending it by 10 cm
-how to trace facings/cleanliness/shaping (these different terms will describe the same pattern piece which will ensure the cleanliness of the neckline of your Faye blouse)
-how to prepare the collar with the gathering strip (the dimension of the gathering strip is 5x80 cm to be cut x2 fabric)
-the steps of assembling the blouse
The fabric consumption of a Faye blouse for a fabric width of 140 cm is:
Happy sewing!
