Renren said... Oh, yes . . . hunchback billowing . . .NOT the hot new look for spring! Love your blouse with its perfect creative touch using Fabric Mart tie silks! 3/3/09 9:43 AM
cabinbaby said... I love that blouse. I have that halfway made but the darts were giving me fits too. That and I cut it out in a too large size. Your review has given me hope. Thank you! 3/3/09 10:04 AM
amy in mpls said... Brilliant! Love the menswear witty detail! 3/3/09 10:09 AM
Twinset said... This is so nice! Love the color combination of the 2 fabrics together; beautiful shirt! 3/3/09 10:18 AM
Sew Shy said... This is a great looking blouse on you - I especially love the trim on the collar and sleeves - what a fabulous idea! 3/3/09 10:21 AM
Jali said... Very nice! The magazine version looks boring compared to your cool shirt. Yours looks smart and fun. Wonderfully done details. 3/3/09 10:35 AM
BeeBeeSew said... Very cute and quite witty. Nice touches to make it unique. 3/3/09 10:35 AM
Mufffet said... SO glad you could easily take care of the back billowing! Lovely shirt - love the collar underfabric! 3/3/09 11:07 AM
EleanorSews said... You've taken a simple blouse up a notch or two with with contrast and the grouping of buttons. Sew smart! 3/3/09 11:20 AM
SueV said... Nice! Like this blouse. This may be the one for my white 3/4 sleeve blouse that I *need*. Like the button detail and the contrast. 3/3/09 11:20 AM
frame said... Very nice! Great idea to turn the back pleats into darts. Looks very nice and fitted. 3/3/09 11:44 AM
Deepika said... Trena, you've done it again. This blouse makes me want to drop everything and go home and sew. Love the contrast silk tie in the collar. That really MAKES this blouse. 3/3/09 12:25 PM
Amanda S. said... I thought this blouse was ugly in the magazine, but I LOVE yours! And I completely misses the shirred collar detail. Cute fabric choice as well, and I like the buttons in groups of two. Guess I'll have to add this to my never-ending list. Thanks for the inspiration! 3/3/09 1:28 PM
nellc said... Really nice shirt, I like the contrast of the tie silk trim you have used. 3/3/09 1:37 PM
lilyofthevalley said... Trina, you really have a "blouse body" and this one is spectacular with its body conscious upper tailoring, exotic collar and tie silk accents. Also love the twin settings of buttons. BWOF should use you/yours as its model b/c your interpretation puts BWOF's to shame. (Thanks again for your recent Flickr help; deeply appreciated.) Lovely, Lily 3/3/09 1:50 PM
wendlesue said... Such a clever combination of fabrics! 3/3/09 2:14 PM
Karen6790 said... Much better than the magazine version. I recently used the two-by-two buttons on a man's shirt and think it's a wonderful detail - especially since you always use such fabulous buttons. 3/3/09 2:45 PM
MissCelie said... You don't need me to tell you that this is FABULOUS! 3/3/09 5:06 PM
Puddin Pop said... The way you fixed the back, makes it look amazing. Love the pleats and the long length, also. That skirt looks great with it. 3/3/09 5:08 PM
Izzie said... Awesome blouse! I love the collar detail and the unusual button placement. It looks fabulous on you. Great review!!! 3/3/09 5:52 PM
Natasha B said... What a great blouse - fab fabrics and excellent button details. The fit looks just perfect for you (I personally like to see good smallk bust patterns as well!). The finished result suits you enourmously - congratulations on a perfect fabric, pattern and personality mesh! 3/3/09 8:02 PM
Jill Giard said... Love it!! Great detailing in the contrast fabric and button spacing. 3/3/09 8:44 PM
Kay Y said... This looks fabulous on you - another winner shirt from WOF. Beautiful details, nice call to improve the fit; I'm thinking you have abandoned your slapdash ways. 3/3/09 8:46 PM
Sherril Miller said... Very clever blouse. I don't know which detail I like better, the tie accents, the release pleat in the front, or the button grouping. Anyway, I'm sure to steal these details for future blouses I plan to make. Yours is so wonderful. 3/3/09 10:17 PM
Sewnsewmom said... Love the blouse! And that collar. What can I say? It's fabulous! 3/4/09 0:17 AM
SusiM said... Really cute!! It looks great on you. Thanks for the review. 3/4/09 0:49 AM
FreyaStark said... A clever and creative approach, and a smart and distinctive blouse. Well done. 3/4/09 2:40 AM
Huldra said... Beautiful blouse! l love the peplum effect. I had not noticed this one in the magazine, but now I want to make it! 3/4/09 3:38 AM
kerrynw said... Cute blouse! I love your use of contrast fabrics and the button detail. Fantastic! 3/4/09 6:27 AM
Fran G said... After reading your wonderful review and all of the lovely comments, I'm not sure that I have anything original to say, but that is not going to stop me!! What a fabulous blouse..your idea of using the silk tie fabric on the collar and cuffs is genius. The fit is very flattering..like the peplum effect and the way you used the buttons. Love everything about it. A great inspiration for all! 3/4/09 8:14 AM
Erica B. said... I love that blouse! I think the button placement is great! 3/4/09 2:18 PM
Byrdie said... Great looking blouse- fits nicely. 3/4/09 2:33 PM
Katharine in BXL said... Wow, that is spiffy! You look sharp. 3/4/09 3:16 PM
mylittleelephant said... I didn't even notice this shirt in the issue! Great, great take of this pattern, thank you so much for the review. 3/4/09 6:49 PM
Annette1 said... I agree! Your idea of using the tie silk on the undercollar and cuffs make this oh-so-flattering blouse a real stand-out. I love it! 3/4/09 10:40 PM
cindy-lou said... Dang... VERY cute! 3/4/09 11:34 PM
QuiltSewSewSue said... Thanks for the detailed review. I love this blouse and am glad to see it works for a small busted person. Your blouse looks terrific! 5/31/09 1:25 AM
Oh, yes . . . hunchback billowing . . .NOT the hot new look for spring! Love your blouse with its perfect creative touch using Fabric Mart tie silks!
3/3/09 9:43 AM
I love that blouse. I have that halfway made but the darts were giving me fits too. That and I cut it out in a too large size. Your review has given me hope. Thank you!
3/3/09 10:04 AM
Brilliant! Love the menswear witty detail!
3/3/09 10:09 AM
This is so nice! Love the color combination of the 2 fabrics together; beautiful shirt!
3/3/09 10:18 AM
This is a great looking blouse on you - I especially love the trim on the collar and sleeves - what a fabulous idea!
3/3/09 10:21 AM
Very nice! The magazine version looks boring compared to your cool shirt. Yours looks smart and fun. Wonderfully done details.
3/3/09 10:35 AM
Very cute and quite witty. Nice touches to make it unique.
3/3/09 10:35 AM
SO glad you could easily take care of the back billowing! Lovely shirt - love the collar underfabric!
3/3/09 11:07 AM
You've taken a simple blouse up a notch or two with with contrast and the grouping of buttons. Sew smart!
3/3/09 11:20 AM
Nice! Like this blouse. This may be the one for my white 3/4 sleeve blouse that I *need*. Like the button detail and the contrast.
3/3/09 11:20 AM
Very nice! Great idea to turn the back pleats into darts. Looks very nice and fitted.
3/3/09 11:44 AM
Trena, you've done it again. This blouse makes me want to drop everything and go home and sew. Love the contrast silk tie in the collar. That really MAKES this blouse.
3/3/09 12:25 PM
I thought this blouse was ugly in the magazine, but I LOVE yours! And I completely misses the shirred collar detail. Cute fabric choice as well, and I like the buttons in groups of two. Guess I'll have to add this to my never-ending list. Thanks for the inspiration!
3/3/09 1:28 PM
Really nice shirt, I like the contrast of the tie silk trim you have used.
3/3/09 1:37 PM
Trina, you really have a "blouse body" and this one is spectacular with its body conscious upper tailoring, exotic collar and tie silk accents. Also love the twin settings of buttons. BWOF should use you/yours as its model b/c your interpretation puts BWOF's to shame. (Thanks again for your recent Flickr help; deeply appreciated.) Lovely, Lily
3/3/09 1:50 PM
Such a clever combination of fabrics!
3/3/09 2:14 PM
Much better than the magazine version. I recently used the two-by-two buttons on a man's shirt and think it's a wonderful detail - especially since you always use such fabulous buttons.
3/3/09 2:45 PM
You don't need me to tell you that this is FABULOUS!
3/3/09 5:06 PM
The way you fixed the back, makes it look amazing. Love the pleats and the long length, also. That skirt looks great with it.
3/3/09 5:08 PM
Awesome blouse! I love the collar detail and the unusual button placement. It looks fabulous on you. Great review!!!
3/3/09 5:52 PM
Sensational looking shirt, NiceGirl! You look great!
3/3/09 6:48 PM
What a great blouse - fab fabrics and excellent button details. The fit looks just perfect for you (I personally like to see good smallk bust patterns as well!). The finished result suits you enourmously - congratulations on a perfect fabric, pattern and personality mesh!
3/3/09 8:02 PM
Love it!! Great detailing in the contrast fabric and button spacing.
3/3/09 8:44 PM
This looks fabulous on you - another winner shirt from WOF. Beautiful details, nice call to improve the fit; I'm thinking you have abandoned your slapdash ways.
3/3/09 8:46 PM
Very clever blouse. I don't know which detail I like better, the tie accents, the release pleat in the front, or the button grouping. Anyway, I'm sure to steal these details for future blouses I plan to make. Yours is so wonderful.
3/3/09 10:17 PM
Love the blouse! And that collar. What can I say? It's fabulous!
3/4/09 0:17 AM
Really cute!! It looks great on you. Thanks for the review.
3/4/09 0:49 AM
A clever and creative approach, and a smart and distinctive blouse. Well done.
3/4/09 2:40 AM
Beautiful blouse! l love the peplum effect. I had not noticed this one in the magazine, but now I want to make it!
3/4/09 3:38 AM
Cute blouse! I love your use of contrast fabrics and the button detail. Fantastic!
3/4/09 6:27 AM
After reading your wonderful review and all of the lovely comments, I'm not sure that I have anything original to say, but that is not going to stop me!! What a fabulous blouse..your idea of using the silk tie fabric on the collar and cuffs is genius. The fit is very flattering..like the peplum effect and the way you used the buttons. Love everything about it. A great inspiration for all!
3/4/09 8:14 AM
I love that blouse! I think the button placement is great!
3/4/09 2:18 PM
Great looking blouse- fits nicely.
3/4/09 2:33 PM
Wow, that is spiffy! You look sharp.
3/4/09 3:16 PM
I didn't even notice this shirt in the issue! Great, great take of this pattern, thank you so much for the review.
3/4/09 6:49 PM
I agree! Your idea of using the tie silk on the undercollar and cuffs make this oh-so-flattering blouse a real stand-out. I love it!
3/4/09 10:40 PM
Dang... VERY cute!
3/4/09 11:34 PM
Thanks for the detailed review. I love this blouse and am glad to see it works for a small busted person. Your blouse looks terrific!
5/31/09 1:25 AM