Mathilde Blouse Sewing Pattern
I stitched up Tilly and the Buttons Mathilde Blouse for myself. Find out how I liked the pattern get my tips for constructing the blouse in today’s blog post.
One of the sewing goals I set for myself this year was to dive more into apparel sewing—both for my teenage daughters and me. I told my 18 yr old daughter this, and she promptly responded by creating a Pinterest board called “mom makes for me.”
She’s in college far away, and it’s been fun via Pinterest to see what she likes as far as sewing patterns and fabrics go. Plus, HELLO, she wants me to sew for her, score!
I can not tell you how far out of my comfort zone this kind of sewing takes me. My gut is telling me that is a good thing. I’m not generally comfortable having photos taken of myself, so taking them and posting them on the internet for all to see gives me waves of panic… but like I said, I’m pushing myself out of my comfort zone, so be prepared to see more of “me” here this year.
Blouse Details
Back in October, I participated in Project Sewn; it was a single-elimination sewing competition. Each week people voted on their favorite looks. I went home the 2nd week.
This was the outfit planned for the 3rd week, which was the graphic print challenge. In retrospect, it’s a good thing I went home that week. Everyone had taken to making entire outfits, and I only wanted to make a shirt… I would have had my butt kicked by everyone’s mad pant-making skills.
I do love a good print; I’m not afraid to wear them or sew with them. I picked up this fabric in SLC at Tissu last summer. I don’t even know what it is; my best guess would be a lawn cotton blend, but there was no tag, so I can’t share. Can anyone identify it for me?
The pattern is the Mathilde blouse by Tilly and the Buttons. I LOVE this pattern, it was easy to sew, and it fit me with no alterations (I’ve got broad shoulders that can be hard to fit).
Recommended Changes
I love the button detail in the back but debated for months about installing an invisible zipper instead. I was not too fond of the idea that I couldn’t get myself dressed in the morning. I’m not the best at doing buttons behind me, and heaven knows I don’t have a ladies maid ala Downton Abby to help me get dressed.
In the end, I stuck with the buttons, and I can’t do them up by myself. I did my best for the photos (everyone was gone) but managed to twist the 2nd button in the process, so it looks a little wonky in the photo. If I make this again, I will definitely be inserting a zipper instead.
This top reminds me of Spring and coincidentally matches my favorite pair of spring flats. I can’t wait to wear it with red or white crops in the summer, but until then, it’s the DEAD of winter here, and I’m cold. So I paired it with a long sweater and boots. I like the layered look, although the puffy sleeves are not the easiest to feed into a sleeve. Maybe I’ll make a tank top from the extra fabric instead.
My next apparel sewing project involves this fabulous polka dot print fabric! I’ve got dresses on my mind and will be sharing the finished project in March as a part of the 2nd annual Project Polka Dot.
Since this project fits in nicely with this week’s Project Sewn challenge, I will link it up as part of the reader sew-along. Better late than never, right??
