{"id":12176,"date":"2014-08-20T09:23:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T13:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=12176"},"modified":"2018-11-29T03:16:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:16:30","slug":"customizing-the-class-picnic-blouse-spaghetti-straps-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/08\/customizing-the-class-picnic-blouse-spaghetti-straps-top.html","title":{"rendered":"customizing the class picnic blouse: spaghetti straps top"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are happy to welcome back Cindy<\/a>. On her previous visits she has shown us a way to customize the 2+2 Blouse<\/a> and about a year ago her family hosted Flat S<\/a>. Now she\u2019s going to share a newly created project she made using the Class Picnic Blouse<\/a>. Take it away Cindy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recently, I sewed a pair of hot pink ruffle shorts<\/a> using the Class Picnic pattern. BK didn\u2019t have any sleeveless tops to wear with the shorts so I decided to customize the Class Picnic Blouse and make a top with spaghetti straps like the Swingset Tunic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Customized<\/a><\/p>\n

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The first step you\u2019ll need to do before cutting into your fabric is redraw the armhole so it isn\u2019t too wide and low.<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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BK wears a size 8 in Oliver + S. I took in the pattern sides 1\u201d, tapering back to the original line at the double notches. I also raised the armhole by 1\/2\u201d, once again easing the new line to the original (the blue ink lines are the original pattern and the pencil lines are the redrawn armhole).<\/p>\n

When you cut out your front\/back panels and yokes, fold your pattern pieces in half and place them 1\/4\u201d from the fold in your fabric. This will add \u00bd\u201d in width to each piece and gives a little more room for the top to pull on over the head. In addition to those pattern pieces, you will need to cut a 1 \u00bd\u201d wide bias strip that\u2019s long enough to finish both armholes and a 1 1\/2\u201d wide piece of fabric for the straps that is 14\u201d long (not on the bias).<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sew the side seams, right sides together and either press the seam open or to the back. I serged my seams so I pressed them to the back. Take your bias strip and fold one long edge \u00bd\u201d to the wrong side, press. Pin the right side of the unfolded edge to the right side of the armhole and stitch with a 1\/2\u201d seam allowance. Understitch this seam and press to the wrong side of the armhole. Stitch along the edge.<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Prepare the yokes (step 1) as directed in the sewing instructions. Make a mark 1\/2\u201d from the side at the top. Make another mark 1\/2\u201d to the inside of the original mark.<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fold your 14\u201d long piece of fabric in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press to create a center fold line. Open the strap and lay it flat, wrong side up. Fold each long raw edge in toward the center, and press. Fold the strap in half again and press, enclosing the raw edges in the fold. Edgestitch the strap near the open edge to finish it. Then cut the strap in half to make two straps.<\/p>\n

Take your back yoke and stitch the top right sides together from inside mark to inside mark. Open up the right side and place a strap right against where you stopped stitching.<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stitch across the strap and down the side, stopping at fold. Repeat for the left side. Clip the corners at the top and trim the seam allowances to 1\/4\u201d. Turn right side out, rolling the seam allowances slightly towards the facing and press.<\/p>\n

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\"Customizing<\/a><\/p>\n

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For the front yoke, you will sew the side seams first. Then slide the straps in, pin, and stitch the top seam. Clip the corners and trim the seam allowances to 1\/4\u201d. Turn right side out, rolling the seam allowances slightly towards the facing and press.<\/p>\n

Refer to the pattern instructions (assemble the front and back blouse) to sew the yokes to the panels. Note, you will trim the little seam allowance corners before stitching the yokes. When you have pinned the yoke\u2019s folded edge to cover the stitches at the yoke\/panel seam, you will edgestitch the entire yoke. This applies to both the front and back.<\/p>\n

Hem the blouse per pattern instructions.<\/p>\n

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\"Customized<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Customized<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Customized<\/a><\/p>\n

Some notes: I added 1\/2\u201d to the width as my original version was almost too small to fit over BK\u2019s head. The strap length and armhole resizing are specific to my daughter. I\u2019d highly recommend sewing a muslin in case you need to make more\/less adjustments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cindy from Siestas and Sewing is stopping by today to share how she customized the Oliver + S Class Picnic Blouse and turned it into a spaghetti strap top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":52910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[20704,66,140],"class_list":["post-12176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-class-picnic","tag-customized","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/class-picnicT.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-3ao","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68461,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/02\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-class-picnic-blouse-shorts.html","url_meta":{"origin":12176,"position":0},"title":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: class picnic blouse + shorts","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"February 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We are happy to have Anne with us today. 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