The 1940’s blouse I have been working on this month from the DuBarry 5327 Pattern (1942) is finished!
I chose to view 2A in a nice flower pattern with fabric I had picked up at a JoAnn’s fabric store on the Oregon Coast.
Despite being an unprinted pattern, I found all the directions and actual construction to be fairly easy. This was a lot of ‘firsts’ for me: first unprinted pattern, first pleats, first gathers, first buttonholes, first covered buttons, first hem, and my first set-in sleeves. I definitely plan on using this pattern again and again!
The sleeves have these great little pleats on them:
There are pleats at the bottom front and back which makes it super easy to tuck this blouse into pants or a skirt. The pleats on the back also give a bit of a pouffy look to the back which I think is great:
And I covered the buttons in the front with the same fabric:
Check out more at my blog. Ah, I love it!! Now I feel inspired to make a 1940’s skirt in a matching color (purple??)
You're so amazing!
I love how you've just delved into uncharted territories and worked so hard to make this! It's beautiful, and I love all the details.
You did an excellent job, sweetie. Can't wait to see what you do next!
That is SO CUTE!
It looks great. I love all the cute little details like the sleeve pleats. Your hair looks lovely and very forties style too.
It's simply lovely! How brave of you to attempt so many "firsts" at once, and congratulations on a job well done.
I love the sleeves, and your covered buttons make the blouse so classy. Nice choice of fabric, love your "do", and the blouse looks so cute on you!
Very smart!
It looks terrific.
I love vintage blouses!
What a great job! I LOVE the fabric!
Blessings
Linda
Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments!
Lovely blouse. The covered buttons are perfect!
Kudos, doll. Can't wait to see your next creation!
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