Hi everyone - am very excited to be submitting my first post on Sew Retro. I'm a fairly inexperienced sewer but am learning lots from you guys, and I've recently finished my first vintage garment, using Simplicity 3558.
I used view 2 from the original pattern and the fabric was rippled whales in pink from Fabric Tales. I did have some trouble figuring out the pattern instructions for the front of the blouse. A narrow piece had been removed from the original pattern so I wasn’t sure if I needed to cut out the blouse front including it or whether that was just for interfacing. In the end I left it as was and it seemed to work out ok.
I think you can see from the pic that my peter pan collar ended up ever so slightly uneven, but it’s more pronounced here than it is in reality, so I’m going to live with it. Also you can see that one side of the blouse is out of line with the other side in terms of the whale pattern. Again, I’ll live with it – I’m just so pleased to make something I like and would willingly wear! When it came to fitting, my new mini-me came in tremendously useful. So much better than sticking pins in one’s derriere by mistake. I had to take in the seam lines by a half inch through the arms and the sides. The cat came in to have a look - here he is - big Keef.
The pattern also came with an adorable transfer sheet for elegant initials - not quite worked out how to use it yet though.
You can read more about it on my blog www.stitchandwitter.com. Thanks for letting me post!
Joanne x