Well, here we are.  I sewed up the final installment in my ivory triple-threat from Vogue 1900, yet another Karl Lagerfeld in my stash from ** gasp!** 1987. YIKES!  I wanted a long-sleeved loose-fitting ivory blouse that could be worn with high-waisted pants (which are still languishing in my HepburnHepburn project pile).

I have to confess that this blouse pattern has been in my stash since the year it was published, and I always wanted to make the darn thing, but never got around to it in 23 years.  So, having hauled out all the ivory crepe in my possession to make Burda 09-2010-109, I thought I’d go on a cutting spree.  After all, who needs only one ivory blouse?

This is from polyester crepe, and it was a pain in the ass to sew after working with the silk crepe for the previous two blouses.  However, since making this little darling up, I’m very very glad I did not make it in the 3 1/2 yards of silk crepe it requires.  See?

Batwings, here I come!    Oh the horrors of being short-waisted.  If I had 2 inches additional length between my waist and my shoulders, the sleeves wouldn’t sit at my waistline!!! This would have been impossible (for me, anyways) to alter without totally re-designing the sleeves, and I wanted to keep the yoke intact.  Here’s a back view of the yoke.

So I didn’t alter a thing.  The pattern is actually a size 14 but the bust point measurement on the pattern was 47”.  Yup.  You read that correctly.  Forty-seven inches.  So why bother with this thing?  Well, I liked the details.  The cuffs are curved, the sleeves have the little bit of extra fabric at the cuff line that I like in a long-sleeved blouse, the collar is low and fluid, and buttons on the front are off-centre.  I must say, it would have been wonderful in silk.  The polyester is a little impossible to shape and sew at times.

And that’s that.  I think it will be a very interesting ‘80’s vintage piece to wear.  Now I’ve got to get that pair of high-waisted camel wool crepe pants going…..