The fireworks & flowers Armistice blouse
Remember back in January when I made the Folkwear #210 Armistice Blouse for Maggie? When I was done making it for myself I thought “Hmmm…that was quick and easy and cute, and I have extra of the floral voile I used for the front panel. I should make one for me”. So I cut one out, and got started on it, and then my schedule got overwhelmed with other sewing. The mostly-done blouse languished on my UFO pile for six months, while I waited for an excuse to finish it. Then the Sew Weekly ‘Red, White & Blue’ July 4th themed challenge came up, and I thought “Perfect!”. The little blue pattern on the voile is probably supposed to be flowers, but it has always reminded me of fireworks. I didn’t end up finishing the blouse for the ‘Red, White & Blue’ challenge. Instead I finished a waaaaaaay older UFO, and dolled up the blouse front with elaborate insertion work for the ‘Embellishement’ challenge. Sadly, I don’t love the blouse. It’s just too fussy and …