Tuesday, July 17, 2007

peasant blouse

Something to know: this tutorial has been modified to improve the shape of the garment and the clarity of instructions. I will continue to update this tute as new possibilites present themselves. If you are revisiting this post, feel free to take or leave any of the changes as you see fit. Please leave a comment if you have a question (or something nice to say - I like that too).

Begin with:
chest and arm measurements
measurement of desired length of bodice and sleeves
1/4" elastic
light-weight fabric (the heavier the material, the boxier the shape!)

Step 1: size and cut bodice and arm blocks

These measurements used here are general guidelines - I suggest you play with the measurements yourself to see what suits the wearee best. These take less than an hour to make, so it isn't very time consuming to make another in order to tweak your pattern. Do not use your best material first time out. And remember, use lightweight fabric (woven or knit) for the best drape.

The measurements below refer to the total unfolded size - fold fabric in half when cutting pattern.
For children, the general rule is to add one inch to the bodice width (at the top of the pattern piece if it is to be A-line) and two inches to the bodice length for every size increase. The arm width should be increased by half an inch for every size increase (the length being dependent upon personal taste more so than formula).

Size 2 - 19.5" chest
Bodice (width of neckline by length) 14" x 14"
Arms (width by length) 12" x 7"

Size 3 - 20" chest
Bodice (w x l) 15" x 16"
Arms (w x l) 12.5" x 8"

Size 4 - 21.5" chest
Bodice (w x l) 16" x 18"
Arms (w x l) 13" x 10"

Also, cut one strip of elastic to the chest measurement minus 2" (or fit and adjust). Cut two more strips at the arm measurement plus 2.5" (this includes a 1/2" or so you need to double over tape to sew closed).
For adults, well, I'm not sure because I have never made one for a big people. But I will soon and will update when I have a formula to share.


Step 2: shape bodice and arm blocks

Here are the general shapes of the cut (in a A-line shape; a straight shape is fine too and the following photos accompaning were done using a straight bodice.) The total area (blue and white sections) of the pieces above represent the folded bodice and arm pieces. The blue section is the shape of garment you want - cut away the portion represented by the white area.

Fold bodice and arm pieces in half. The armhole cut is the same size for all pieces so I suggest stacking up the folded pieces to cut. Shape the bodice and armhole pieces as indicated by the blue and white pattern guideline above. Make note that the top of the armhole should slightly slope in towards the center of the bodice (the photos below do not represent that slope very well).

For a size 2, the armhole cut is about 5" x 2", with a angled cut starting at about 4" mark. If you go for an approximate shape you should be fine. For every additional size increase from a size 2, increase the cut by 1/2" (or find a good fitting existing garment and use that armhole as a guide).

Step 3: sew together

Put one large piece and one sleeve piece together at the arm hole and stitch along cut. Stitch other sleeve on the same way. Stitch sleeves on to the other large piece.
Stitch side seams all the way from sleeve end to bottom.

If you desire, serger or zig zag neck/sleeves/bottom to prevent fraying.

Step 4: add elastic

Fold under top (and press ) to make a casing for your elastic. Stitch almost all the way around, leaving a small opening to feed your elastic through: Overlap ends of elastic together and sew together so it will lay flat. Adjust elastic in casing and then finish sewing casing closed.

Do the same for the sleeves.

(btw, I used 1/2" elastic for this, because it was all I had at the time, and it was way too big and stiff. Stick to 1/4")

Fold under bottom and hem.

Finished!


Modification suggestions:

- add a belt
- use shirring instead of elastic in casing, like so:

- shirr the chest and back areas
- move your casing in 1/4" to make a ruffled edge along neck and sleeves- extend A-line into a dress
- add some small ties to the side seams to pull behind back and tie

88 comments:

Susanna said...

Thank you for sharing the tutorial...I am thinking I could make one for myself :D


Your girl is adorable!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the tute! Your sweet little girl looks so cute! She has a million dollar smile.

Lauren

Anonymous said...

Thank you for posting these directions....I made these all the time in high school, but I could not remember how, and, who wants to go out and purchase a pattern for something so simple. I can now go and make all of the neighbor girls their new blouses! Your child is darling!! DvV

Textile Mommy said...

thanks for sharing this easy to follow tutorial. i will use this technique next time i make myself as well as my two daughters some new tops.

Anonymous said...

Thank you!!! This was so easy and it looks fantastic. I am going to make the top longer and create a Tinkerbelle dress for my 3 year olds Halloween costume.

Vegbee said...

No, thank you all for sharing your comments. Its good to hear this tutorial is useful (and of course I only want to tell people what to do, I mean, be helpful)

Anonymous said...

I don't know where to begin...I love this...actually I love everything you make your daughter..including the fuzzy blue coat. After having four boys I finally got my girl and she is just a little smaller than yours, so it works out perfectly!! I've never sewn before but I made this top and then I made it longer for a cute dress. Next I'm making it in black for a gothic princess halloween costume..thanks so much for your tutes!!

Anonymous said...

Do you think 8.5" is enough ease for an adult (and I thought you Canadians used the metric system)?

The pattern I have for an adult is more like 14" of ease, and I'm wondering if it's too much ease.

Vegbee said...

anon:
I have no idea about the adult top, sorry, but one thing about these tops is that they are quick and easy to experiment with. I've never made one in an adult size because, frankly, it would be incredibly unflattering on me. I would go for the pattern measurements, using a less expensive material, and then tweak to fit your shape for your next top.

And we Canadians are pretty versatile in our measurements, since the switch happened during my lifetime, and all of our measuring tools come with both metric and imperial. Besides, everyone here over the age of 20 still privately thinks in imperial, no matter what the government says.

Shayla said...

Oh wow thanks!
that was SO fun to make, and with a little alteration you can turn this pattern into many different things! neat!

:)

Angie said...

*Found your blog via Crafster*

Thank you SO much for this tutorial! I've been wanting to make my girls cute yet easy shirts. BTW, your daughter is so cute!

Angie said...

*Found your blog via Crafster*

Thank you SO much for this tutorial! I've been wanting to make my girls cute yet easy shirts. BTW, your daughter is so cute!

Heide said...

Good God, this is EXACTLY what I've been searching for for months!!! Thank you!!!!!! Can not wait to whip some of these up for my little muffin.

Vegbee said...

Thanks all!

And, heide, I've been waiting for you too ;)

bigfoot said...

Thankyou thankyou I am part of a costume committee charged with making 26 children age 9 -13 into peasants for Beauty and the Beast - this will work perfectly for everyone

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the GREAT tutorial!!! Your daughter is a doll!!!! Can you give me a general idea of what size the shirt was(or how old your daugther was when she wore it) that you made in this tutorial. Thanks so much

Vegbee said...

anon, my daughter was 2 and about a size 2T when I made this tutorial.

Anonymous said...

Love your tutes!
I have a question about the sleeves though. When you say, "(you will note that one side of the the smaller rectangle is a half size of the square and the other measurement is 2" less. I point these proportions out so you can adjust accordingly)" which measurement of the bodice should I half, the width or the length? Which should I shorten by 2"?
The shirt I'm making is not going to be a square. The bodice pieces will be 21" long by 30" wide.
Thanks!

Vegbee said...

Anon, the one sleeve is 2" shorter than one bodice piece along the neckline measurements.

To adjust the measurements, the sleeve piece is 6/7 (85%) of the size of the bodice on the neck.

The other measurement (1/2 the size in the tutorial) is entirely dependent on how long you want the sleeve. I've found that almost any length looks good with this style of shirt.

Hope that helps.

Anonymous said...

Thanks! That really helps!

Aida said...

thanks for sharing this, i made it for my daughter. i've link you up in case any of my readers are searching for a tute.

Vegbee said...

aida, I went and checked out your blog - great recon! I love the top and I'm very glad you found the tutorial useful. Good luck revamping all of your old clothes.

cindie said...

Hi, thank you for the tutorial. I think tutorials are so much easier than patterns when you're a new to sewing (like I am).

You used 14"x14" (desired length plus 2" for hems). If I were to make a dress, would I still use a square measurement or does the width change? Does the chest measurement come into play here?

Can't wait to try out the cloak tute, too! :)

Vegbee said...

cindie,

all depends on the size of the recipient. The length will be as long as you want the garment to be. If you are making a dress, then definitely not square pieces as the length will be much longer.

The 14" width per a bodice piece is based upon my daughter's 19.5" chest measurement (approximately a 2T). You'll have to adjust this measurement accordingly.

I'm glad you like the tutes - I also found tutorials to be much more helpful when you are just learning rather than patterns :)

Trina said...

Thank you so much for this!!! I have made peasant dresses before but never cut the armsyces this way, just used straight lines. (pictures on my blog) I think this will give a much better fit!! A million thanks!

Trina said...

ok, I just finished my first peasant dress/top using this tute and I am so pleased with it. I made it a little wider for more fullness but I used your exact directions. I don't have a serger so I pinked the edges. This is for a birthday gift today and I hope she likes it. Thanks again for the tute. I'll be posting a pic on my blog of the finished product in a few days if you want to check it out.

I'll be trying the corset dress/top next!

Sara said...

Hi! I love this tutorial (all of your tutorials, actually!), and tried to make one for my daughter (1 yr). However, I am not terribly happy with the way it fits. Is it supposed to bunch up front and back? It makes her kind of look like a sack of potatoes, honestly. Have I made the elastic too short? Can you think of something else I may have done wrong? Please help! It looks so cute on your daughter, and on mine it turns her into the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Again, any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Vegbee said...

thanks trina - I'll have a look for it!

sara,
hmmmm. Couple of things I can think of. First, a sack is kinda what this shirt does resemble and does fit different bodies differently.

Maybe the bodice and back are simply too wide for your daughter's shape and just need a bit of an adjustment (you want ample room for the chest and belly, but if there is too much fabric I can see how it would overdone).

Also, it depends on the type of fabric used - if you used a stiff cotton, it may take a few washes before it hangs down naturally.

Before you toss or undo the shirt, try doing some shirring across the chest and back to tighten it all up. Shirring will give it some shape (less sack-like anyway).

Hope that helps :)

Anonymous said...

I just found this post last night and am excited to say that with a little trial and error I made one today!!! It's so easy I can't believe it and I really have to thank you for a great tutorial!
Thank you .... and I'm off to make more!!!!

Sara said...

Thanks for answering, Vegbee! I'll give the shirring a try. I didn't think about the fabric being too stiff! It is kind of a thick cotton. You may have solved my dilemma!

Thanks again!

Anonymous said...

Found your blog through crafster...great tutorial!! thank you!
I finished this up in a few hours (newbie sewer) and it looks great! At first I thought, "no way this is going to fit, it seems HUGE" but it worked out awesome!

-Sarah

Anonymous said...

Vegbee, I have a different sleeve question. So when cutting the armhole on your pieces... If you are enlarging the pattern, do you make the hole bigger and wider than your 5 x 2? Thanks!

SD

Vegbee said...

SD, yes, I enlarge my arm holes just slightly for every size up. To make yours the best fit, I recommend getting a existing garment out that fits well (of similar fabric type), turning it inside out and tucking the sleeve inside to get a clear view of the shape and size of the armhole.

Hope that helps :)

Anonymous said...

Vegbee,
Thanks, I actually did the armhole just as big as yours (I didn't make it too much larger than yours) and it worked fine, but thanks for the info going forward. I am totally making more, what an inexpensive and cute way to extend the wardrobe! Also, in response to Sara's 'sack of potatoes', mine was larger too. I put the shirt on my little one and measured where the neck elastic looked the best and cut it shorter, and that really helped 'control' it. Next time I just wont cut it as wide... How great is your tute that it is so easily customizable?

SD

Brenda said...

I just had to leave my thank you, too! This is the easiest peasant top pattern/tutorial I've run across yet! I'm just waiting for my iron to heat up to finish up the casings...and I love it already! I can't wait until my munchkin wakes up tomorrow to try it on her. I plan to post a pic on my blog if you want to check it out! :) Thanks again!

Kara said...

Oh, fantastic! I was looking around for a way to make a better peasant top, and look what I found! A whole blog full of fun tutes! I've always made peasant tops/chemises with underarms cut on the diagonal, which gives you a loathesome right-angle when you make your neck casing. This is a much better way. With not too much fullness and a ribbon tied under the bust, I think this will work up into a cute summer dress for ME! I also want to try a corset-top dress (with bust darts), and linen wrap pants, and... and... :)

Rock on!

April said...

I just started sewing again ( the last time being grade 7 home ec LOL )I made this shirt today and it turned out GREAT! I did not use elastic on the sleves, just the neck, and added 2 inches to the body ( 16x16) My 28 pound, 19 month old is a chubby one and this shirt fits great and has lots of growing room!
Im so happy you have such clear directions.
Thanks for telling us what to do!
Keep it up!!

Anonymous said...

First off, I love your tutorials...you do a great job of explaining things. My question is: I am curious if you think that you could do shirring at the neck and sleeves instead of the elastic in the casing for a similar effect?

Vegbee said...

anon,
yep! I've done shirring instead of elastic in casing. Here's an example:

http://vegbee-peripheralvision.blogspot.com/2008/04/12m-peasant-blouse-and-pants-x2.html

(click on pic for detail)

And thank you, I'm glad you like the tutes :)

tinchen74 said...

Thank you so much for this tute - and the others as well.
I made my first peasant blouse tonight for my little one, after making my first shirred dress yesterday. Both came out sooo cute and I can't wait for DD to wake up to try it on :-)

Your tutorial is very clear and helpful.

I bought a couple of tops like this from Oshkosh on our vacation last year, but they don't fit anymore and now I can make my own :-)

Thank you so much,

Tina

Nikki (Mother of the Devil Child) said...

http://redheadeddevilchild.blogspot.com/2008/06/clothing-devil-child.html

Fabulous tutorial. I made one for my three year old devil child.

Thanks heaps :)

shelley said...

thank you so much for this! i had been looking for a shirt with sort of a country feel to it to go with a denim skirt and a pair of cowgirl booties that i bought for my friend who is expecting at the beginning of september. i eventually got really frusterated and my mom suggested making a peasant style top. i searched everywhere before finally finding this. i bought an old pillow case that will work perfectly, and i've sketched out the pattern and made a practice shirt, good thing too- it was still a bit too big, oh well! another practice on the way! your instructions are quick and easy to follow, i just ran to the computer two or three times to double check that i was doing it right! thank you so much for sharing this!

Beth said...

Thanks for the great tute! I am a pretty novice sewer and am going to try my hand at making clothes for my girls for the fall/winter. I would like to make a 3/4 length or long sleeve version of this. Is is just a matter of making the sleeves longer?? Thanks!!

Beth

Sarah said...

Perfect! You saved me gas money and pattern money and time! I'm making a new faire dress for my daughter and this is just what I needed. Many thanks!

Vegbee said...

thanks all!

Beth, yes, just lenghten the sleeves. You may also want to do a bit of shirring on the upper arm (and of course leave the sleeve hem plain), just to give it a bit more style. Good luck :)

shelley said...

I DID IT! i'm so proud of myself! i used a cotton pillowcase and extended the a line and i used the frilly edges that were already around it to make sleeves and left it at the bottom too for extra frills. it is sooo adorable! i also made a little shirt and i'm going to make little pantaloons to match (it's for a newborn, and i had lots of extra fabric) and i'm going to try to make a matching one for the mommy to be, i'll let you know how that works out. i'm thinking of putting a drawstring or something under the bustline to give it some extra shape.

thanks again!

Larissa Holland said...

definitely bookmarking this blog and sending it to my friend. thanks for this!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. You are a lifesaver! I am leaving in a week to go to Pakistan and I do not have any tunics that are "Islamically appropriate" all the long sleeves I own are for winter and it is hot there now, and to puchase new tunics would cost too much... I modified to make the sleves long and the tunic to come down to mid thigh..... Thank you so much for posting this instructions. It is a long time since I have sewn my clothes and I forgot how to do the arms... now I just need good pattern for pajama pants to use as shalwar and I will be all set!
-Alya

Sven said...

Good Job! :)

Donna said...

I have a question about the armcyces. Well, a couple actually :) In your blue and white pic, it looks like you are supposed to cut away some neckline but in your pics, it looks like it is straight across. What am I missing. The first one I did, I cut away the neckline area but it made the area look a bit scalloped and I had to trim the points down afterwards. Also, do I line up the sleeve with the top (straight across if it supposed to be) or with the side seam when I am cutting them out for an A line shape. Thank you so much :D

Vegbee said...

Donna,
sorry to confuse you on tha sahpe of the neckline. This tute has been modified as has been the pattern. The straight across pics are the photos from the original tute, and the drawing in blue is the refined shape. It is supposed to be slightly more curvy top, but the straight across works just fine and looks good still. I suggest, if you are having problems with pointy bits, to don't worry about shaping the neck, just do a straight across.

I'm not sure I understand your second question. The A line shape comes from cutting the bodice portion almost triangler. The armholes should be the same size, so they need to be lined up when cutting.

Hope that helps a bit :)

Sarah said...

Thank you so much. I just tried this out today. I am hooked. I think I'll be making a lot of them.

Veeg said...

Great tutorial -- I used your pattern and modified it slightly to make a pillowcase dress. Thanks!

nixthings said...

The pix are awesome - I'm a very visual learner and would be SO lost without these!
I think your stuff is unreal, but it could just be that your daughter is such an awesome muse!!
Does she appreciate how lucky she is to have such an awesome mama??
thanks again for your whole blog.

Sara said...

Just another great admirer, wanting to say thank-you for sharing. This is really great, I've made two tops for my daughter and plan many more, including some gifts for Christmas.

I wanted to jump in on Donna's question:
About lining the sleeves up for an A-line dress:
when you line the sleeve and top up at the top of each rectangle to cut the armholes, you end up with a longer area on the body piece than the sleeve piece. So, should you line the side of the sleeve rectangle up with the slanted side of the body piece?

Does that clarify the question? I ran into this problem, so just cut the last one I made straight instead of a-line because I wasn't sure how to handle this.

Thanks!
Sara

Vegbee said...

And thank you Sara!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the titorial! I can't wait to try this for my little girl! I did notice a typo and thught you mght want to know. In the sentence:
"For adults, well, I'm not sure because I have never made one for a big people."
I think the word people should be person. Thanks again!

dreamingmama said...

Need help on the elastic sleeve measurement...You say to make the sleeve elastic measurement 2.5 inches to what the sleeve measures...I'm confused. So the sleeve elastic measurement is an additional 2.5 inches????

Thanks for your help!!! Love your tutes! I'm halfway through the peasant tute and am loving it!!!

Vegbee said...

dreamingmama,
I suggested the sleeve elastic be cut to the arm measurement of the intended wearee plus 2.5 inches. This makes sure it fits but isn't uncomfortably tight.

Thanks for the kind words and good luck on your top.

dreamingmama said...

Thanks so much for the quick reply!!! I have a shirt of my daughters, so I will measure that and then add the 2.5 inches. It all makes sense now.

I am a very new sewer...like 2 weeks new sewer, so I don't always get the directions right the first time. Thanks for your help.

Hey, I also took your advice and made the pattern out of an old paper bag. Works wonderfully!!! You are one smart lady!!

How did you become inspired to start sewing? I have been so inspired by all the wonderful blogs and figured that I could do it too. So far, I am really enjoying it. If only I could stay out of Hobby Lobby...fabric...need more fabric. :)

Thanks again!!!! Looking forward to trying some of your other tutes!!!

dreamingmama said...

Hi there!

So, after completing 3 peasant blouses and a good start on my fourth I have a question that I need help with...

How do you zig zag or serger stitch? A little late to be asking that question. I just got a skirt out of the wash that I had made using the same straight stitch I used for the blouses and it has frayed so badly after two washes that I have to restitch the whole waistband. I'm bummed and hoping you can give me some pointers. Lots of time spent...I guess being a very beginning sewer I should have waited before whipping out a whole bunch of garments. :)

Any helpful advice is greatly appreciated.

Vegbee said...

dreamingmama, a serger stitch is using a serger (overlocker) sewing machine. A zig zag stitch is just that, a zig zag that you stitch over the edge of your fabric so it does not fray. It is just one way to finish the edges to prevent the frays. You could also do a double fold on the edges, so that the raw edges are tucked in and can not be seen.

does that help?

dreamingmama said...

Thanks...I think that helps...I'm so new at this I'll have to try it first. I'm such a hands on learner.
I will try the zig zag stitch.

By the way, I really liked your tute on creativity. Definitely gave me some things to think about with our daughter.

Happy Together said...

Thanks a ton for this tute. It's so cute but easy to do. I recently made a top for my little girl and I am planning on making a ton more.

SHELLY said...

i was wondering if u have a 'formula' for a size 7 girl or 8 even.. i was wanting to make a dress of sorts, and i am NO sewer by any means.. lol, and any help would be great.. thanks :-)

Vegbee said...

Sorry Shelly, no formula for that size yet. Though, I have just done a size 7 and the bodice pieces are about 18" across and 20" long. The sleeve pieces are about 15" across and 11" long for a short sleeve.

does that help?

SHELLY said...

i will try it out.. i am really new at sewing, and am so scared i am going to mess it up.. :-( so what about a long sleeve? i am doing this for a project for my 6 year old. hoping she gets 'extra' credit for it..lol..

Nicola - snap happy! said...

Hi

I was so pleased to find this tutorial. I made one of these tops in less than 1hr yesterday and it has turned out great. My niece is mad on Thomas the tank engine, so I made one of these tops and put a thomas Applique in the centre and it looks fantastic. I capped the sleeves and didnt add any elastic to them and that looks nice too.

Your tutorials are always so clear!! Thank you

Carlee Dynes said...

Thanks for the tutorial. I used it to make some doll clothes for my niece.

Rachel said...

Hi...thanks so much for this tutorial...its fab :)

I've made it a few times with a straight bodice. It hangs beautifully when I don't shape the neck line, but whenever I do its looks dreadful...I dont know if Im doing it wrong, or whether it just the shape of my little girl lol!

I do have a question though. I would like to make an A-line top...and then perhaps an aline dress in this style. I'm confused though as you say to make it a-line add half an inch per size to the top of the pattern, but is the top of the pattern not the neck line?
I'm stumped at how much I should add and where to make it an a line top?

Vegbee said...

Rachel,

Sorry to confuse you.
An A-line is just a flared bottom (the shirt is shaped like an A with the bottom the A).

I think the 1/2" per a size comment refers to every shape of blouse, not just the a-line. It means that every size up from the measurements I give in my examples to add 1/2 to the top of the armhole shape to give the wearee more room.

If you've done this before, just do what you are doing with the arms and do the 'A' shape of the bodice. It sounds like you've got it down already, just need some shape adjustments.

Hope that helps :)

(I think it's time for another tutorial edit - the harder I try to be clear the more confusing I am :0)

Rachel said...

Hi, thanks for your reply.
I guess I was just after how many inches to add to the bottom of the bodice when doing an a line (and was a bit thrown by the 'add to the top of the bodice for a-line' bit.

Trial and error I guess?

Vegbee said...

You could call it the T and E Method if you like :D

Add as many inches as what seems like. Error on the side of longish, and try it on before you hem.

Good luck!

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for sharing your information. I wanted to make a few of these for my granddaughter, and this makes it so much easier than starting from scratch with the measurements. I really appreciate your generosity.

Jen said...

I'm new to sewing so this may be a stupid question. Once I have cut out the bodice, should I just trace the arm hole portion on the sleeves so that the shape is exactly the same? In other words, line up my pre-measured sleeve piece within the bodice piece and then mark the cut line for the sleeves?

Vegbee said...

If I understood you correctly then it sounds like you are on the right track. I actually cut all of the armholes out at once by stacking the fabric.

good luck!

Anonymous said...

Hi.

My name is Lisa and I absolutely adore gothic and medieval clothing. Now, believe me when I say I'm a PLUS size woman with a waist of 48" and an average of size 4X in clothing.

I love making my own skirts and recently ventured into shirts. When I image Googled "peasant top pattern", I found your Tute blog. Let me tell you that this pattern is EASILY adapted for adult sizing, even Plus sizing. Your Tute was a dream in helping me make the best piece of clothing I've confected to date! It turned out BEAUTIFULLY! Along with a pink paisley-patterned sash, it looks gorgeous with my full-length, flare-panneled medieval skirt. My mother saw it and fell in love, saying she wants one and that my aunt, her sister, will probably want one for herself when she sees it.

I want to thank you for the easy step-by-step instructions you've provided and tips that will help with future projects. (Using math and geometry, I've taught myself how to make patterns.) This pattern is definitely a keeper. I simply love it!

Thank you so much.

Lisa of Canada

Vegbee said...

no, thank you Lisa of Canada!

I haven't ventured into making an adult size yet (I'm scared, it's true). It's so good to hear this method works for adults. I must give it a try!

Vegbee said...

no, thank you Lisa of Canada!

I haven't ventured into making an adult size yet (I'm scared, it's true). It's so good to hear this method works for adults. I must give it a try!

Ashlee said...

A belated thank you for this awesome tute. My little girl has a closet full of peasanty goodness, and I linked to the tutorial on my blog a long time ago since I got some many compliments on her little tops. Thanks again!

Valerie said...

I would really love to see a big people version of this! Thanks for sharing your tutes :)

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Anonymous said...

This is a great pattern / instructions! I've made my little girl a shirt & dress already. I opted to make the sleeves long sleeve for winter with no elastic. She's a 2T so her sleves were 13" long insted of the 7". For the dress I made it 24" long.

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. This pattern is great. I have made it as a shirt and a dress. I have made matching shirt/dress combo's for my daughters and love the pattern. Keep up the great sewing. No on to sew your little red riding hood cloak...

Michelle said...

Thank you for taking the time to write such wonderful tutorials! I wanted to make a peasant dress for my daughter and found your website - it's perfect! I'm sure I'll be creating several of the things for which you've provided tutorials. Thanks again!

dazed said...

I Love this! I have bookmarked so many of your tutorials in the past 12 hours. LOL. this one I had some trouble with understanding how actually make myself a pattern, but once I sat down and cut my fabric squares, it made more sense. I think the only thing that would clarify it for me would be if your blue and white drawings had "example" measurements on them, so I understood what was what. I got out my calculator and started figuring. and when I decided to measure my daughter, who is a 2T, and her chest was 19.5 inches also, I had to giggle. I just followed your measurements to a T, and then held my tracing paper pattern up to her body to verify before cutting the shapes into the fabric.

Thanks so much for all the time you take.... I can't wait to try all your other tutorials! I will post pics tonight on my blog of my finished project (with OWL Applique) and link back to this! Thanks again!

-r. said...

oh i SO love this tutorial- ive made a billion tops for my girls with it. they come together so quickly and they look super cute with any type of bottoms!

i found a new use for them this weekend- pyjamma tops! theyre the perfect light and breezy top- i made a couple out of bed sheets and made some simple shorts to match and they look so comfy. i just left the elastic out of the arms- the kids seem to like them. :) thanks again and again for this tute.... ♥