Remember this gorgeous Mae blouse that won the Mae sew-along and contest? It was sewn up by the gorgeous Abbey from Sewcharleston. Abbey's Mae blouse definitely caused a raucous stir among the sewing community when the voting begun. Some hearts definitely started racing with Abbey's choice of fabric for her Mae blouse.. Absolutely divine and so well suited to the Mae blouse a match made in heaven.
Abbey was kind
enough to answer a few questions for me about her sewing experience with
the Mae blouse, and basically her Mae blouse is sooo beautiful not to share again with you folk so take it away Abbey!
What type of fabric did you use? What inspired your choice of fabric?
I used a quilting weight cotton by Anna Maria Horner. The fabric is called Social Climber in Teal. I chose this fabric because I felt it had a vintage feel to it and the Mae blouse is a vintage inspired pattern. This is my fabric quilting weight cotton to date and I think it was perfect for the Mae. I also wanted to use a fabric that I have a lot of confidence sewing with, since sewing scallops was a new skill for me. The scallops were surprisingly easy, especially with the scallop tutorial on the Bluegingerdoll blog.
* Did your Mae blouse live up to the image you had in your mind?
My
Mae blouse is EXACTLY how I envisioned it. I actually first envisioned
it with fabric covered buttons, but then I found these red buttons. The
red buttons really stand out, which helps draw more attention to this
beautiful detail. I was also afraid the quilting weight cotton would be
too stiff for a blouse, but since the Mae is a fitted blouse I think it
works just fine.*How did you decide to reflect your personal style in the pattern?
*Tell us a bit about your making process, any tweaks you made?
* What thoughts do you have about the project?
*Are you planning any future Mae Blouses?
I
have quite a few plans for future Mae Blouses. I would like to make one
out of chambray to go with all the different coloured skinny jeans I
own. This pattern only uses 1 1/2 yards of fabric, which I have a lot of
in my fabric stash right now. I can't wait to stash bust with the Mae!
It's finally cooling down here in Charleston, so you probably won't be
seeing my Mae blouses until next spring.
You must go and check out Abbey's blog she is sewing up a storm over there and has the most beautiful handmade wardrobe ever!
Thank you Abbey!