Amalfi Blouse by Sewing Patterns by Masin
I was a tester for this pattern. When I first laid eyes on this one it gave me romantic vibes. Then there are the sleeves - I love a statement sleeve. You have romance, a statement sleeve, and last but not least, roominess. This top has a lot of built in ease which makes it super comfortable. Amalfi Blouse How I Did It This blouse has ample ease so you may want to consider going down a size. Steam-A-Seam will be your friend on this pattern. I used it on the collar and front band facings and also on the sleeve bands. Rather than using stay stitching around the neck area, I used a woven stay tape. I got really scared and started panicking when I attached the front to the back. The neck area was huge, I thought I had cut something wrong. I finally remembered the neck area was gathered. This pattern has really good instructions, but I did find that although the seam allowance is 3/8", one of the gathering stitches is placed at 5/8" and w...