First attempt at Jiffy 1364, a vintage 1960's blouse. On the right is the original pattern cover from the pattern I used.
And below is my version of the blouse. Excuse the bedroom in the background. I obviously did not crop this in my exitement to post!
This pattern is the modern version of an original pattern published in the 1960's. The bust had to be adjusted and the shoulders had to be shortened and narrowed a bit. The fitting took much longer than the sewing, however, now I am now the owner of a fully modified well fitting pattern than can be used again and again. Definitely, worth the extra time and effort.
It took a great deal of reading to figure out why the blouse would not fit and exactly how to fix the fitting issues. I started with too large of a size as the size was chosen on my bust. I then went to a smaller size, adjusted the bust to make it a DDD...and it worked much better. It was still necessary to alter the shoulders slightly. There are 2 small tucks at the shoulders in bot the front and the back that are barely noticeable. Next time I plan on changing those to "ease" and making it appear to be part of the fabric. That will take some practice.
All in all, I am pleased as punch to have made an extremely comfortable and wearable garment!! Next up a wrap dress.
