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The Meadow Blouse has the perfect blend of classic charm and modern flair. This pullover blouse features a dramatic ruffle collar that adds a touch of whimsy to your wardrobe. It’s designed with a straight fit and a high round neckline that frames the face and adds a sophisticated detail.
The sleeves give a bit more drama, gathered with a subtle puff at the hem and adorned with binding for a polished finish. A center-back seam with a keyhole closure makes this blouse easy to wear but high on the glamour, perfect for pairing with your favorite jeans or a sleek skirt.
Sarah is wearing a size 00 Meadow top. We graded to 2 at the shoulders, reduced the bust 1" and the bicep 1/2". Her measurements are, bust: 30 3/4" (78.1 cm), waist: 24 1/2" (62.25 cm), hip: 36" (91.5 cm), and she is 5' 3 1/2" (161.25 cm) tall.
She’s wearing a Striped Double Gauze from Bolt.
Morgan is wearing a size 20 meadow blouse. Her measurements are bust: 48" (122 cm), waist: 41" (104 cm), hip: 52" (132 cm), and she is 5' 9" (175.25 cm) tall.
She’s wearing a Sheer Ivory Check from Merchant and Mills.
Fabric and Fit
Fabric recommendations: Look for lightweight or medium-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, cotton gauze, voile, chambray, swiss dot, rayon challis, linen, rayon crepe, and silk.
Fabric qualities to look for: Look for the drape you’d like to wear. If you pick a fabric with a heavy, fluid drape, the ruffled collar and sleeves will also drape nicely over your body. If you choose a fabric with less drape and a crisper hand, the collar will stand away from the shirt, creating a more dramatic silhouette.
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Fitting Tips: Here are some fitting tutorials that will help you with this pattern:
- Understanding ease will help you pick the right size or sizes. This tutorial will teach you all about design and wearing ease.
- Follow this tutorial to lengthen and shorten a sewing pattern.
- If you need to adjust the armhole depth, use this tutorial.
- If you want to blend between sizes, use this video tutorial.
- To adjust the shoulder slope, follow this tutorial.
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Here are fitting tutorials for the shoulders and sleeves. - Here are tutorials for wide or narrow shoulder adjustments. If you adjust the shoulder, be sure to also move the neckline so that the ruffle hits where intended.
- Here are tutorials for small bust adjustments and full bust adjustments.
- If you prefer videos, there are bust adjustment videos in the Hansie sewalong here.
