Elegant extravagant blouse

When I went to the London Stitch show in March I saw a lady wearing this blouse and I loved it so much that I asked her all about it. This was my first attempt with a Liberty pattern using a Liberty print and the fabric I chose is the Imran C Tana lawn. I decided to make version C as I loved the 2 layer sleeve detail and I made it up in a size 8 as my bust is 32, waist 32 and hips 37. I would say that I’m a fairly experienced sewer but I found it difficult to understand the pattern instructions as it assumed a lot of sewing knowledge. Luckily a friend came to the rescue and we worked it out together. The only alteration I made was to cut 10cm off the bottom hemline as it came up very long on me, although I’m an average 165cm tall. The struggle was well worth it though as it’s a super stylish blouse, so elegant and stylish.