How to make a beautiful blouse using up your leftover fabric scraps.
I used the ANTHEA blouse pattern by Anna Allen I’m a size 10 and made no amendments other than to shorten the cuff band as I prefer a snug fit on the arm opening.
I used fabrics that were all a similar weight, lighter/mid weight shirt fabrics. This helps the drape of the shirt remain consistent and prevents weaken the Seam strength by having two fabrics of different weight pulling against each other on the seams.
Lots of the fabrics were from the same organic cotton supplier and I know them and there fabric well plus some random remenants from other projects.
I cut out an A3 template and used this on all my scraps. When I started sewing my scraps together I tried to make sure some of the seams had joins that matched nicely and I also avoided putting two pieces of the same of similar fabric next to each other.
I placed my pattern pieces carefully making sure on the front body any seams matched across the body.
I like the look this created. Being very precise about seam matching on the front body contrasted with clashing fabrics and patchwork sizes.
I made handmade button holes with pre waxed cotton as Anna suggested in the pattern instructions and used buttons made from dairy waste from James tailoring and organic cotton thread from scanfill.
