New Look 6407

I was so happy that I'd finished my first top for the Month of Tops hosted by Faye @ Faye's Sewing Adventure that I couldn't see the clouds for the sun. However, when I woke up this morning the clouds made me realize that what I thought would be satisfactory wasn't so. I used New Look 6407 with a poly/cotton fabric in soft blue and tweaked the pattern sleeves for french cuffs. The pattern called for bracelet sleeves, I wanted long sleeves and extended the sleeves 3" and also lengthened the sleeve band. Some where along the line I lost sight of what I was doing and my cuff opening was in the wrong direction. I initially thought I would be satisfied with them, but ummm nerp...lol At 7:30 am I took on the task of removing the cuffs from the sleeves and positioning it correctly. Ahhh, I feel so much better... it was a tedious task, but in the end I am very happy. Matter of fact I'm going back to the men's boutique shop that I'd purchased the cufflinks from, the sales clerk showed me a lovely cufflink set with a light blue stone and thinking it would look better than the onyx ones I purchased. New Look 6407: Misses Blouse with collar, sleeve and cuff variations. The blouse went together effortlessly. I serged all the seams and did a straight stitch to keep the serged edges flat. At some point I thought I would take flight, the collar on this blouse is definitely boeing 747 potential....lol.

Here is the cuff right side

and the wrong side

All in all the blouse is a great addition to any wardrobe. I would love to do another one and hope to be able to tweak the collar for less flair.