Peasant blouse (1) : an easy step to construct the pattern

Peasant blouse refers to a design based on traditional dress from Romanian, Poland and other European countries. Traditionally, peasant blouse made from white light cotton and featured puffed sleeves. Thanks to Tess for sharing an easy step to construct the pattern with me. I made a lil bit changes the formula for some part. And here is an easy step to construct the pattern.

Step one : Find out your width

Find your widest measurement : your hip and your bust
- my bust = 96 cm
- my hip = 88 cm

So, the widest measurement was around 96 cm
Divide this amount in quarter = 96/4 = 24 cm
Whatever your amoung add 4.5 cm
- mine = 24 cm + 4.5 cm = 28.5 cm


Step two : Find out your length

Measure from the top of your shoulder over the point of your bust to however long you want
For me this measurement = 60 cm.


Step three : Find out your armhole (the green line)

Measure your armhole bu measuring from the top of your shoulder to however deep you want
For me this measurement = 24 cm


Step four : Draw up your pattern pieces

Ruling up your bodice

Using waste paper or perchment paper, draw up a rectangle with dimensio from step one and two ( 60 cm x 28.5 cm). And this is the bodice sectiona.

Ruling up your armhole

Fron the upper right corner of the rectangle, measure down from step three ultiply with two third then add with 1 to 3 cm
For me this measurement = (24 cm x 2/3) + 3 cm = 19 cm, make a small mark.

Ruling up the neckhole

From the upper right, measure across one third of your width add 3 to 7 cm
For me this measrement = 28.5 cm x 1/3 = 9.5 cm + 5 cm = 14.5 cm, make a small mark.
Then, from the upper left, easure down 3.8 cm, make a small mark.

Drawing up both your armhole and neckhole

Used a curve ruler to draw a curve line from one point to another. Take a piece of string or yarn. Lay it over the armhole and it should be 24 cm. You may have to adjust the curve o get the right measurement.


You will end up your armhole and neckhole, drawn as shown figure below.

Step five : The Sleeve

If your have a puffy sleeve , so you need a bit space for your sleeve
This can made shorte and the choice is yours.
For me this measurement = 60 cm by 18 cm (and it could be more). I made long puddy sleeve.

Used the bodice section as a template
Take another rectangula paper with dimension 60 cm by 18 cm, place it beneath the bodice section
Hold the smaller paper in place using paper clip or another non permanent adhesivesant bCut armhole and neckhole guidelines


These are the paper template you should have.

Enjoy your sewing time. Next post i will show your how to cut and sew.

"Original" Chocolate Chips Cookies

This cookie is a famous classic american cookie and can be enjoyed by anyone, in any occasion. Enjoy it with a glass of milk (hot or cold), a cup of tea and also a cup of Coffee especially "Kopi Aroma". You can enjoy it in the morning for breakfast or tea time in the afternoon while you're knitting, reading a book or any other activity.

Here is the ingridient :

1. 250 gram All purpose flour/flour
2. 1 tsp Backing powder
3. 1 tsp Salt (you can take suffeciantly)
4. 225 gram butter
5. 50 gram Granulated sugar/castor sugar
6. 100 gram Brown sugar
7. 2 Eggs
8. 125 gram Chocolate chips
9. 125 gram Cashew nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 180° C.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy.


Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Stir chocolate chips and cashew nuts.

Gradually beat in flour mixture


Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets, or you can also use parchment paper then smeared by margarin or butter.

Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Yields : 45 pieces
Preparation : 10 minutes
Baking time : 20 minutes
Note : you can add vanilla extract or cinnamom powder. You can also keep the dough in a refrigerator if you don't have much time to bake.

Simple "Cotton" blouse

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This polka dot blouse also made from cotton. Its a nice and simple blouse. I need half day to finished it. This material was easy to sew and cheap also. I need one and half meter length and also one and half meter width.


This baby doll pink flower blouse, look fresh and and summer like. I still used bias tape to trim the neck and hand.


I sew this blouse last sunday, made from jappanese cotton. I used the same pattern with the polka dot blouse, but this time i made a collar on the neck.

Cotton...oh..cotton

What a wonderful day i could walk around "King Shopping Centre" without rushing, four days ago. King Shopping Centre is a shopping complex where you can find anykind of fabric. Its an usual shopping complex where you can buy shirt, blouse, dress, shoes and also watch the movie. But its more popular with fabric centre. You can find anykind of fabric like lace, wool, cotton, batik and many more, in the ground and first floor.


My eyes catched something. WOW!!!......cotton here...cotton there. Its not just local cotton, but i found jappanese cotton also. Actually, at that time i still didn't have any idea, what i will make with them. HHhmm...but i fell in love with them.


I asked the vendor the differet between local cotton and jappanese cotton. She said, there are no different between them except that the local one didn't wax yet. But the price is more expensive than the local one. Then i asked the vendor to cut half meter this....half meter that. Finally i've got ten motifs of jappanese cotton and four motifs of local one.


Two day later i cut all of the fabric into small pieces : 37 x 30 cm. My sister suggest me to sell the fabric for the patchwork lover. But actually its also nice to cover a notebook, or to make a button then you can also make a button hairclip, and many more. You can buy this small piece at tobucil in one package contain 5 pieces each and you can also choose your own motifs.