Statement Sleeves for High Drama
Skill Level:
Rated Easy by Vogue Patterns. Pay attention to details, such as properly basting the pleats on the sleeve cap.
Size Range and Fitting:
Misses and Misses Petite 8 to 24 to fi t bust measurements 31-1/2 inches to 46 inches. The design’s seams and cup-size pattern pieces offer multiple fitting opportunities.
Fabrics:
Vogue recommends firm wovens such as linen blends, broadcloth, cotton satin, and brocade. Be sure to use something substantial enough to accommodate the structured sleeve cap.
Style and Sewing Details:
This structured, futuristic blouse with funnel neckline, voluminous sleeves, gently curved hemline, and princess-seam silhouette is close-fitting through the bust; the pattern includes separate pattern pieces for cup sizes A through D.
- The sleeves have a darted sleeve cap plus four adjacent tucks. Choose from a half-sleeve gathered into a 2-inch-wide band or full-length sleeve tapered to the wrist.
- Instructions and illustrations are accurate and the match points and notches all line up. Pay attention to the notches.
- Clip strategically into curved seam allowances so they’ll lie fl at when pressed open, especially with deeper curves, such as the shoulder seams and the neck facing side seams.
- Before sewing and clipping these curved seams, staystitch to stabilize the deep curves.
- Hack it by extending the blouse to tunic length.
This review was originally published in Threads #219, Fall 2022. Have you made this pattern? If so, be sure to share pictures in our Readers Closet gallery.
Photos: Jack Deutsch. Illustrations: Cassandra Bernier.
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