One Pattern Many Looks Part 4 of?

Hi Everyone!

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Here is a picture of my latest "before" in my ongoing series. I have to thank all of those BBW out there who have lost some weight and donated to our thrift conscious community. As I have stated before, those large pieces are a wealth of fabric opportunities. This 3x blouse was a beautiful chiffon with self fabric bias tape flowers sewn into the print for a 3 dimensional effect.

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Here is the finished product made with my trusty original pattern.  This version has elbow sleeves and bias tape neckline.

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Now on to the tutorial of how this refashion happened!

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Remember my original pattern? This time I used all but the sleeve.

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1) The first step was to unpick the sleeves and side seams. Then I folded the front and back together on the center front and center back as seen in this picture. I had to lay the pattern lower in order to get the entire thing across the body but I had to change the shape of the bottom hem as you can see here.

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2) Using the original sleeve, I fit it into the new armhole and slimmed it accordingly

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3) The neckline was finished with with black bias tape

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The final outcome!

Next week I will be taking a break from this series as Part 5 has been a huge challenge but I promise I will have something good. Can't wait to hear what you all think.

'Til Later,

Love Ya,

Mary