Sewing the perfect white summer blouse | A little bit of everything vlog | Reading, baking & life
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- A week in my sewing life | Sewing the perfect summer blouse (and when plans need to change)…
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I really relate to your tendency to want to just stay home and not socialise. I loved being locked down during the pandemic - perfect excuse to hibernate and sew. The only problem was having nowhere to go in the clothes I was making!
Yes, that's the trouble isn't it! X
Love your Anthea . Isnt that always the way with buttonholes. Practice is perfect and then the real ones play up. And always the top one the most.
It’s so annoying isn’t it! Thank you and thanks for watching xx
I also work from home (live on a farm) use to have diary cows and young stock, now corn and soybeans. Cooking and baking for the guys and any "gopher" work, getting parts and supplies. I used to be a paralegal. What a change. For enjoyment, I sew, have made wedding and bridesmaids dresses as well as draperies and clothes for our family and accessories. My grandmother was a seamstress. I so enjoyed your chat about various topics important to you and how you handle them. Thank you.
Wow that is quite the career change. I hope you’re happier for it 😊 Thank you for watching xx
You are such a natural with your chats xx. I live in New Zealand and my daughter is in the UK; and inspired by you, I have bought her the Mary Berry's Baking Bible on Amazon for Mothers Day (12th May in NZ). Thank you for the great idea! I really appreciated hearing of your challenges with the pattern and the fabric .... it happens to me just about every project, and I tend to shelve the project for too long before picking it up again. Thank you for the motivation to get back at it.
Haha thank you! I'm sure your daughter will love that book, you can't go wrong with Mary Berry! x
Delightful watch on a lovely Sunday morning!!
Thanks so much for watching :) xx
Love the blouse. I think a beautiful white blouse is such a classic staple for your wardrobe. BTW your hairstyle looks great today!
Ah thank you x
Lovely blouse, well done as always! Thanks for the book recommendations, I have ordered the gut one as I think it could be very useful. I really like Michael Mosley and the way he puts information across. Enjoying your How to get started sewing series as well 😀
Thank you so much I’m glad you’re enjoying them 😊 Enjoy the books I hope they’re helpful xx
😂I’m like you; love the look of gathering but don’t enjoy the process . Also, hate ironing gathered sleeves.
Oh yes it's a pain isn't it! x
@marieg2815 from Amazon, I ordered a de-liang bra wooden ironing board mini iron padded sleeve pillow board stool. Love it for pressing sleeve heads.
Thank you for introducing two pattern choices! Enjoyed the video and learning about sleep and nutrition improvement books. The Anthea is lovely on you!
Thank you for watching! Xx
The blouse looks great 👍 I know what you mean about wanting to just stay home - I actually get really anxious about going out even when it's somewhere I really want to go so I sympathise. With regard to gathering - I don't know if this helps but Sewsarahstyle has a great tip which is to zig zag stitch over dental floss and then you can just pull the floss to gather the fabric - it saves a lot of frustration ❤
Thank you for that tip! I've seen something similar before but haven't been brave enough to stray from my usual method. Anxiety is hard isn't it, sorry to hear you suffer xx
I dare not make it wear white one some stunning crushed velvet in white and it's just sat there.
For anyone in the uk there is a amazing online fabric store and they have loads of fabrics for £1-2 per meter always fast delivery amazing customer service and amazing quality fabric
The blouse is lovly great work
Thank you! What is the store called? x
Wow what a beautiful finished sew,your experience really does shine through.Talking of telly “baby reindeer” is so compelling,the actress who plays Martha gives a stunning performance I feel.
Aw thank you! Yes, she's amazing isn't she! x
Oh my goodness, the agony when you realise the bobbin ran out some time ago! Your Anthea turned out beautifully in the end, definitely worth all the trials and tribulations.
Ah it's so annoying isn't it! I knew it was coming so I should have double checked 😁 x
Lovely video Sally and so interesting. Michael Mosley has some very interesting podcasts that you might like. He is so good. The white fabric is beautiful and the blouse looks nice. Hope the brownies were a success. I love Mary Berry’s cake recipes. Always a success. Have a great week.
The brownies were delicious and so easy to make! Thank you for the podcast recommendation, I'll add it to my dog walking listening x
Really enjoyed the chatty vlog and thanks for the book recommendations. I am interested in self care and hollistic medicine. I totally understand about needing to get out of the house. I spend a lot of time at home and find myself talking to the pets more these days😂. My first experience didn’t go too well with the Norma blouse as I forgot about the seam allowance, and it turned out too small. I have since made two others, but I did have to lengthen it quite a bit as I found it a little too cropped for me. Love your Anthea❤
It's annoying isn't it! I talk to my dog all the time haha x
Great video - thanks! If I have fabric that I think will be tricky to sew buttonholes in, when I can get away with it I just sew the buttons through both layers, permanently buttoning the garment closed.
I did think about that actually but since this is at the top it wouldn’t work. Thank you for the suggestion though x
Absolutely love your honesty I too have disaster days and give up until the next day it always works. Love your vlogs best wishes from Portugal
Ah thank you so much x
Loved this video, I was chatting back to you as I was watching (no I’m not mad, I do know you can’t hear me!) the books look interesting, have you listened to any of the Zoe podcasts? They are good about food and health, nothing faddy but good science without being too much for mere mortals like me to understand. Your blouse is beautiful and so beautifully finished especially as it wasn’t the easiest fabric. Have a great week ❤
Haha ah thank you! No I haven't but I'll add it to my podcast list. I listened to a DOAC interview with the head of Zoe and it was very interesting xx
I have just traced out the Norma Blouse and I found it really difficult to know which lines to follow too, let alone adding the seam allowance freehand. I don’t have a similar pattern to do instead so I’m trying to stick with it. It will be my first ever blouse and I have purchased some beautiful 100% cotton gingham. Fingers crossed it turns out ok. I totally relate to being happy staying at home away from everyone. Your blouse fabric is gorgeous. If I’d known about the Anthea blouse I would have purchased that instead.
Good luck, I’m sure you’ll be fine! Some days I’m more patient with others haha x
Such a lovely fabric, even if it’s tricky to sew. Good to know that the fibremood patterns need the seam allowance adding
It’s annoying! I’m not sure if they’ve changed that now though I’ll have to look into it x
Lovely blouse, very pretty! I can completely understand wanting to stay at home I’m very similar, happy to stay in and sew or cook anything that isn’t cleaning 😆
Thank you! Haha, I actually love cleaning, I'd rather do that than cook 😂
Lovely vlog but had to pause to say I would look like a dalmatian if I tried brownies in a white top lol loving your vlogs it's great to have company when cutting out and sewing thankyou xx
Haha yes i was a bit nervous of this white fabric 😂
Hi Sally, that’s a beautiful blouse, I don’t enjoy gathering either but love the look it gives. Thank you for a lovely vlog. ❤
Thank you for watching!! x
The blause is so pretty 😊👍💓
Thank you ☺️
Lovely vlog and very beautiful blouse!❤
Thank you so much!! x
Beautiful blouse ❤
Thanks so much! x
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much xx
It looks gorgeous.
Thank you xx
Great vlog as always you are so right about buttonholes it happened to me today sewing a shirt for my husband ❤❤
Ugh so annoying! X
Love your blouse, beautiful fabric too, nice chatty video, enjoyed catching up with you. Wish I had less fabric, too much collected over the years that I’ll never sew up, will have to donate some to a good home and then just have my favouite fabrics to stroke then stitch ❤
I think storage is the problem for me, I'm sure if I had more I would store more haha x
Hi Sally beautiful blouse, I made a Whisper 😢 op for my daughter with the exact material and it’s gorgeous great choice
It's so beautiful isn't it x
Such a beautiful blouse! The fabric & pattern work so well together. Thank you for the TV recommendations. We've been struggling to watch anything decent for a while. I had given up and not watch anything for a couple of months! Prefering to do something creative instead. 😊
Being creative is probably the better choice 😊 I know what you mean though, there hasn’t been a lot on x
Great vlog Sally and beautiful Anthea blouse❤. Just a thought - have you tried sewing gathering stitches by hand? That’s all I do these days. It’s just as quick really (by the time you’ve changed the colour threads on your machine and changed it back again) I just do one row of doubled thread and can avoid the embroidered parts too. I also find it gathers much easier as well. Try it and see how you get on with it. I feel like you do sometimes and just want to stay home and not socialise. Thanks for sharing. X
Thank you! I haven’t tried that actually, I never thought to but you’re right I bet it does take as long overall. Thank you for the tip x
Really enjoying your video this morning. I've lost my sewjo and haven't sewn for the last 2 months. I've never tried to sew with gauze. I've heard that it "grows" as you sew. Have you found this too. I'm on the lookout for cool fabrics because it gets so hot here. Your blouse turned out beautifully. Love watching you sew. Have a great week.
This is a single gauze (I think) so it doesn't have the same stretch and squishyness that double gauze has. I'm not the biggest fan of double gauze if I'm honest. This would be perfect for the hot weather it's so light x
Lovely blouse Sally. Thanks for sharing. I also have Michael Mosley's Clever Guts book which I love. Zoe Science & Nutrition podcast is a good listen if you're intro nutrition and the science of how the body works. x
Thank you! I’ve just subscribed to Zoe so I’ll listen on my dog walks 😊
I don't suit white but it's such a classic simple colour. Lovely blouse 🙂
Thanks so much! Slightly off white always seems to suit me better x
I work from home, much as I like my own company sometimes it can be detrimental to my happiness and I need some interaction with other people (other than my family).
Same, I always feel like I want to be alone but realise how much talking to other people makes me feel so much better x
Sorry Sally messed that message up ( old age) as I was trying to say I made a Whisper blouse for my daughter in the same fabric it’s lovely. Love yours beautiful. 🤪
Who is the Whisper blouse by? x
Hi Sally the Whisper blouse is a pattern by Wardrobe By Me I think of all the top patterns I have made this is by far my favourite. I have made them for myself and my daughter and the pattern is designed to make with double gauze which is my favourite fabric.I have made the Norma blouse a few times for my daughter and myself and I love that one to, I made the mistake the first time by missing off the seam allowance but it’s worth doing. 👍x
Hi Sally , just wondering if you sized down 1 size from your measurements or more on your Anthea blouse ? Have seen other versions that people have made and it seems really oversized - not the look I am going for, thanks for any clarity on this
Yes I did, I made the smallest size which is smaller than my body measurements it’s still plenty roomy enough. I would advise checking the finished garment measurements 😊 x
@@SecretLifeOfASeamstress thank you so much Sally. I had a knee replacement 3 weeks ago and starting to feel like doing things so sticking the pdf of Anthea together just now. I will probably trace it as my daughter's aren't the same size as me. I already had the same Atelier Brunette fabric as you in my stash and ( I hope you don't mind ?) I am going to copy it as it looks so lovely. It will be made slowly - not doing anything fast just now ! 😂 Best wishes to you and thanks again. Claire
You had me at chocolate…. 😋
Hahah xx
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