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California Floral (Simplicity 7460)

4/28/2018

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If this fabric seems familiar, that's because I've used it once before already this year: to sew my Valentine's Day dress.  Even though it was just a thrifted sheet, the fabric was still much too lovely to toss out the large, usable scraps leftover from the dress.  So I decided to test out a recent Ebay pattern acquisition: Simplicity 7460, which I cut in a size 8, but with size 10 length kimono sleeves.  I like this pattern very much!  It's really easy and quick, and the fit is great: loose without being baggy.  I think it is the perfect summer top, and I'm sure I'll be making some more, because it is so comfortable to wear and so fast to make.  I think this would be a great pattern for beginner seamstresses, since you don't have to worry about setting in sleeves or sewing a collar or anything else finicky.

These dark pink buttons are ones I harvested off of an old dress that I used to wear when Mr Rat and I were dating.  I was very fond of that dusty pink floral dress, and sad when it got a big tear that I couldn't fix.  So I've been saving the buttons all these years for something special, and I think this project was just right for them: I'm sure I'll wear this blouse a lot this summer and in summers to come, and the pink matches the rose print perfectly.

Mr Rat kindly took these photos of me wearing my new blouse in my parents' backyard while we were visiting them earlier this month.  It did me good to see so much sunshine again, and the roses starting to bloom, and the nasturtiums and bougainvillea and pomegranates all so vibrant.  

I'm wearing my new blouse with an old Simplicity 7880 skirt, made of thrifted cotton poplin.
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Pam
4/28/2018 11:13:26 am

How wonderful that you were able to visit with your parents earlier this month. Such lovely plants and greenery.

Love your blouse! It looks so refreshingly cool. I do the same thing----use scraps to make an extra garment if at all possible.

Enjoying being able to see all your recent makes. As always, well done!

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Mrs Rat
4/30/2018 07:26:37 am

Thanks, Pam! It is satisfying to get as much as you can out of a pretty piece of fabric, isn't it?

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Rozy link
4/30/2018 06:07:46 pm

Darling blouse and just right for warmer weather, which is coming to Utah, probably sooner than you want. We used to say there were two seasons in Utah, cold and hot.

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Mrs Rat
5/1/2018 11:22:38 am

Thanks, Rozy! I think I'm experiencing the truth of your comment already. Last week we had a few days of 80 degree weather, and then yesterday it rained so hard that it turned into a snow flurry. And then it turned back to rain and ended sunny.

It's startling how fast the weather changes here. Mr Rat said that yesterday was like having all four seasons in one day.

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