Riesie said... So glad to see a review of this pattern as I have it in my stash and have been dithering over it. I made her 5300 pattern and was very happy with it, so I had high hopes for this. Glad to know it works out so beautifully (and that is exactly the word for that fabric - beautiful). Thanks for all the info. 6/15/09 3:49 PM
charlotte287 said... Thank you for your very helpful review. I saw these patterns and wondered about them. Your blouse looks very nice. 6/15/09 4:55 PM
Andreahg said... I've been waiting for a review of this pattern before buying it. Thanks for such a detailed review. You made a very lovely blouse! 6/15/09 5:22 PM
Patti B said... Very pretty blouse, Mary Beth. I still shy away from blouses; perhaps I'll give this one a try. Very helpful review. 6/15/09 5:42 PM
FreyaStark said... A smart and pretty blouse. I love the fabric, too. Thanks for the useful review. I've got plans for this pattern myself. 6/15/09 5:45 PM
Debbie Cook said... Thanks MB for the details on this pattern. I have a love/hate with this pattern line (love some, not so much love for others) and am glad to know this one was a winner for you. It's already in my stash so I think its place in line just moved up.
6/15/09 6:02 PM
carolynw said... Great looking blouse and thanks for such a thorough review - I love good blouse patterns but the drawing on this pattern envelope (as on most Connie's pattens) did nothing for me - will buy now thanks to your info. 6/15/09 6:33 PM
CarolynGM said... I recently bought this pattern, so I'm glad to come across such a helpful review. 6/15/09 6:51 PM
Sew4Fun said... Pretty blouse! I hadn't noticed this pattern before. 6/15/09 7:44 PM
chacha45 said... I would never have dreamed of doing that button placement! Is it noticeable in real life? The pattern of the fabric obscures it in the photo. 6/15/09 8:22 PM
MaryBeth said... Yeah, chacha45, I tried so hard to get these photos to "work". You can see them better for some reason over on the blog, http://www.thesewingdivas.wordpress.com.
The button spacings do work quite well in person, I don't notice the difference at all. Amazing! 6/15/09 8:26 PM
Sew4Fun said... Oops sorry, double post. I hit that pesky refresh button when I shouldn't have. 6/15/09 9:04 PM
Karla Kizer said... Nice, nice blouse, Mary Beth. I appreciate any review that encourages me to buy another blouse pattern. 6/16/09 7:13 AM
Peggy L said... Great blouse and an excellent review! I think I'll have to get this one. 6/16/09 7:56 AM
TessKwiltz said... Thank you so much for the detailed review. As a beginner I really appreciate your taking the time to evaluate the instructions along with the pattern itself. And what a pretty blouse! 6/16/09 12:53 PM
rhgadavis said... Thanks so much for the review; I enjoyed reading about it first at SewingDivas. I have this pattern, too, so now I am much encouraged to go ahead and make it. I have several of her patterns and haven't made any yet--why the weird illustrations, I wonder? 6/16/09 2:13 PM
EleanorSews said... What a lovely blouse!!! Thanks so much for your review. Like others, I have looked at this pattern more than once but was not sold by the illustration. Your blouse plus review have me wondering when the next Butterick sales are.... 6/16/09 2:26 PM
KathySews said... Wonderful top and review. I wish Connie Crawford would get better representation of her patterns on the cover. I also like 5300 and might try this. 6/16/09 7:15 PM
fryman said... Great review & beautiful blouse! 6/16/09 7:23 PM
o3b said... Thanks for the very thorough review. I was turned off by the collar illustration, so am glad that you showed the difference so clearly. 6/17/09 1:58 AM
Marji said... Great review / Sweet blouse! 6/17/09 10:21 PM
Leora said... Pretty blouse! 6/17/09 11:03 PM
chacha45 said... Thanks for adding the button photo, MaryBeth. That is just fascinating. There is some kind of optical illusion going on there because when something is out of symmetry it really bothers me and this doesn't! 6/17/09 11:29 PM
Renren said... Beautiful . . . and I see another pattern in my future. Thanks for a great review with lots of supporting material. 6/18/09 10:25 AM
Christas said... Beautiful blouse .... your sewing is so nice! 6/18/09 11:44 AM
marec said... Thanks for such a thorough and helpful review; I have this pattern and plan to use it for some fall blouses. I actually bought th epattern because I thought it would extend my skills and now I see that it will! Thanks again, and your blouse is beautiful!! 6/19/09 11:04 AM
Kellie R. said... Gorgeous top! 6/19/09 8:17 PM
Athene said... Very pretty blouse and thank you for the great review. 6/20/09 0:44 AM
JDpenelope said... Terrific review! I have the Reader's Digest Sewing guide, so with it and your extensive guidance, I should be good to go! Thanks for taking the time to help out others sew-ers. 9/11/09 6:33 AM
OhioMary said... Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts on where the missing "large circle" should be. This is my first use of C.C. patterns and I'm making 1x with no alterations to see how her pattern compares with my body (cheap material). I attended a seminar she gave to ASG in Ft.Wayne - enjoyed her greatly! 10/1/09 10:59 AM
Kathi R said... I just bought this pattern and decided I better read the reviews before I started on it....thanks for all the detailed information. 3/9/10 2:09 PM
Sherril Miller said... I found this one in my stash an wondered if I should make it. Thank you for the highlights on pattern marking errors. That'll come in handy when I make mine. Your top turned out so beautifully. I hope mine does as well. 4/2/10 12:48 PM
So glad to see a review of this pattern as I have it in my stash and have been dithering over it. I made her 5300 pattern and was very happy with it, so I had high hopes for this. Glad to know it works out so beautifully (and that is exactly the word for that fabric - beautiful). Thanks for all the info.
6/15/09 3:49 PM
Thank you for your very helpful review. I saw these patterns and wondered about them. Your blouse looks very nice.
6/15/09 4:55 PM
I've been waiting for a review of this pattern before buying it. Thanks for such a detailed review. You made a very lovely blouse!
6/15/09 5:22 PM
Very pretty blouse, Mary Beth. I still shy away from blouses; perhaps I'll give this one a try. Very helpful review.
6/15/09 5:42 PM
A smart and pretty blouse. I love the fabric, too. Thanks for the useful review. I've got plans for this pattern myself.
6/15/09 5:45 PM
Thanks MB for the details on this pattern. I have a love/hate with this pattern line (love some, not so much love for others) and am glad to know this one was a winner for you. It's already in my stash so I think its place in line just moved up.
6/15/09 6:02 PM
Great looking blouse and thanks for such a thorough review - I love good blouse patterns but the drawing on this pattern envelope (as on most Connie's pattens) did nothing for me - will buy now thanks to your info.
6/15/09 6:33 PM
I recently bought this pattern, so I'm glad to come across such a helpful review.
6/15/09 6:51 PM
Pretty blouse! I hadn't noticed this pattern before.
6/15/09 7:44 PM
I would never have dreamed of doing that button placement! Is it noticeable in real life? The pattern of the fabric obscures it in the photo.
6/15/09 8:22 PM
Yeah, chacha45, I tried so hard to get these photos to "work". You can see them better for some reason over on the blog, http://www.thesewingdivas.wordpress.com. The button spacings do work quite well in person, I don't notice the difference at all. Amazing!
6/15/09 8:26 PM
Oops sorry, double post. I hit that pesky refresh button when I shouldn't have.
6/15/09 9:04 PM
Nice, nice blouse, Mary Beth. I appreciate any review that encourages me to buy another blouse pattern.
6/16/09 7:13 AM
Great blouse and an excellent review! I think I'll have to get this one.
6/16/09 7:56 AM
Thank you so much for the detailed review. As a beginner I really appreciate your taking the time to evaluate the instructions along with the pattern itself. And what a pretty blouse!
6/16/09 12:53 PM
Thanks so much for the review; I enjoyed reading about it first at SewingDivas. I have this pattern, too, so now I am much encouraged to go ahead and make it. I have several of her patterns and haven't made any yet--why the weird illustrations, I wonder?
6/16/09 2:13 PM
What a lovely blouse!!! Thanks so much for your review. Like others, I have looked at this pattern more than once but was not sold by the illustration. Your blouse plus review have me wondering when the next Butterick sales are....
6/16/09 2:26 PM
Wonderful top and review. I wish Connie Crawford would get better representation of her patterns on the cover. I also like 5300 and might try this.
6/16/09 7:15 PM
Great review & beautiful blouse!
6/16/09 7:23 PM
Thanks for the very thorough review. I was turned off by the collar illustration, so am glad that you showed the difference so clearly.
6/17/09 1:58 AM
Great review / Sweet blouse!
6/17/09 10:21 PM
Pretty blouse!
6/17/09 11:03 PM
Thanks for adding the button photo, MaryBeth. That is just fascinating. There is some kind of optical illusion going on there because when something is out of symmetry it really bothers me and this doesn't!
6/17/09 11:29 PM
Beautiful . . . and I see another pattern in my future. Thanks for a great review with lots of supporting material.
6/18/09 10:25 AM
Beautiful blouse .... your sewing is so nice!
6/18/09 11:44 AM
Thanks for such a thorough and helpful review; I have this pattern and plan to use it for some fall blouses. I actually bought th epattern because I thought it would extend my skills and now I see that it will! Thanks again, and your blouse is beautiful!!
6/19/09 11:04 AM
Gorgeous top!
6/19/09 8:17 PM
Very pretty blouse and thank you for the great review.
6/20/09 0:44 AM
Terrific review! I have the Reader's Digest Sewing guide, so with it and your extensive guidance, I should be good to go! Thanks for taking the time to help out others sew-ers.
9/11/09 6:33 AM
Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts on where the missing "large circle" should be. This is my first use of C.C. patterns and I'm making 1x with no alterations to see how her pattern compares with my body (cheap material). I attended a seminar she gave to ASG in Ft.Wayne - enjoyed her greatly!
10/1/09 10:59 AM
I just bought this pattern and decided I better read the reviews before I started on it....thanks for all the detailed information.
3/9/10 2:09 PM
I found this one in my stash an wondered if I should make it. Thank you for the highlights on pattern marking errors. That'll come in handy when I make mine. Your top turned out so beautifully. I hope mine does as well.
4/2/10 12:48 PM