White and grey Striped Blouse

Our cat Boots modeling the sleeves before I attached them to the blouse.

They fit loosely over his head, so cute, like a baby bonnet.

Boots wanted to move around a lot as my sister held him for the pics.

I probably took 14-15 photographs before I could get something recognizable. :)

This is a blouse that I made using the JJ pattern+some improvising on the collar/minus the princess seams (limited fabric on this swatch).

Brown woven JJ Blouse

My first of this pattern from Burdastyle which has swiftly become a favorite. It's made of some sort of linen or linen type fabric (I'm not sure) and is fastened down the front with black hook and eye closures.

pink stripe shirt

This is a wardrobe remake:

I dyed the shirt, altered the collar, dyed some lace to match, and sewed it in strips onto the front. I also lopped off part of the sleeves.

I am my great grandmother after all...

Another JJ, I have been inspired following the sewable blog, in reference to using the JJ blouse as a set of shirt blocks. This time I just did a rolled hem around the sleeve 'holes' and collar line. I added a semi-ruffled collar, and a series of ruffles in the center.

Floral Ditsy JJ Blouse

This is my second JJ. This time I used a cotton fabric with tiny blue and pink flowers, and snaps. I had the blouse layed out on the floor and was pounding the snaps in (my family became concerned, as I have been known to start construction projects) only to realize that I have made snap sized indentations into the wood floor...
Oh well, the floor is old and scratched anyway, I'm just adding more character.

Pardon the funny look on my face (I'm rather tired :) )