Saturday, May 21, 2016

Miss Lemon inspired blouse and a neat little method of binding


                                                              Before and after

I have been storing away coveted images of Miss Lemon, of Agatha Christie's Poirot fame, for a while now,
and recently I realised I had collected all the pieces I needed to make a blouse using my favourite of these images for inspiration.


One favourite image, one old unworn top with lacy collar, one sale maxi skirt, and a lot of old buttons.



I attached the neck binding in the same way as the manufactured blouse that I had just unpicked it from, it made a nice neat finish and I will definitely use this method of attaching binding again. For the full how to story for this blouse, have a look at my blog here. 

6 comments:

  1. This is a great blouse and I love your inspiration too.

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  2. I love Miss Lemon!!! I just recently rewatched all of the Hercule Poirot seasons and am amazed at how much the actors they chose influence my vision of the characters when I reread the books :) This will always be my Miss Lemon! And great blouse! I love the choice of the crochet collar with the polka dot print.

    Andrea EOD

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  3. Wonderful job! Love the polkadot fabric 😃

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  4. This refashion is wonderful
    I like Miss Lemon as well ;-)

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  5. I do not know Miss Lemon but I do know that your blouse is adorable!

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  6. Thank you ladies. I love the clothing from this era and how the designers for these shows interpret them

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