I've suddenly become someone who wears pants.  I'm not sure when this shift happened, probably around the time I bought a pair of pink jeans. I wanted to wear them every day!  Then I got some dark jeans, then black ones, then green ones.  I've pretty much been eschewing dresses in favor of pants all summer long.  Which means, I need to sew tops!  I made this one right before the heat wave struck, and I never got around to photographing or blogging about it.  So I thought I'd do a quick post to share it with you.

I used Colette Patterns Sencha again, but this time I added two inches to the hem of the blouse. The last one I made came right to the top of my jeans, and I'm always yanking it down when I wear it.  I really love the fabric.  It's a light, drapey rayon from Vogue Fabrics.  Best part, it was in the remnants bin so it cost me less than $5.  Holla! 

I really love this pattern.  The shape is super flattering, I love the keyhole neckline, and the button-back is such a sweet touch.  It reminds me of a 40's blouse, but with updated proportions.  Does anyone else have trouble with the sleeves, though?  I can never get them to turn out right.  See how it's kind of pointy on the left side there?  That always happens and I can never make it not stick out.

I had a disastrous second attempt at a Sewaholic Alma blouse the other night, so hopefully I can fix it enough so that it's wearable.  It's too tight and bunching horribly all over, and I can't figure out why.  I made the long-sleeved version this time, but that's the only difference.  The body should be exactly the same. Right now, I took the collar off and unhemmed it, and I'll see if there's anything I can do to fix the bunching.  If not, I guess I'm keeping the sleeves and re-cutting the body.  We'll see.  I'm going to work on it tonight.

I've got one more finished blouse to share with you, and then I should be all caught up!