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Summer sewing

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It's been a bit quiet around here lately, but I have been sewing a few things. And yesterday I bought new fabric. So I'm still (sort of) productive but just nog blogging. Free time is limited and I'd rather spend the small amount of time I have behind my sewing-machine than behind my computer. But last week I finished a summerblouse and I just want to show it to you. So here you have it. Linedrawing: There's a lot I like about this blouse: - The feminine style - The fabric, a lovely creme/purple mille fleurs cotton (one of the three swatches I bought for € 5 in total) - The little purple buttons - The slightly curved neckline with the tie-bands - The fit (sleeves that don't cut off my blood-circulation, yay!) - It's summer-appropriate breeziness. Quite thin fabric but actually not very see-through. Alas, there are also a few things I don't like: - The tie-bands are way too short to tie them like the pretty bow in the linedrawing. In th