{"id":64429,"date":"2018-03-07T09:07:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=64429"},"modified":"2018-03-03T03:10:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T08:10:33","slug":"liesls-lisette-b6561","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/03\/liesls-lisette-b6561.html","title":{"rendered":"liesl’s lisette B6561"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to our Liesl + Co. patterns, I sew and test and sew and test obsessively when I’ve developing each new style. But I know you like to see how our Lisette patterns work in real life, too, so I do my best to sew all the Lisette patterns for myself as well. It doesn’t always work. I still haven’t cut into my silk sari fabric for the B6482 dress<\/a> because I just haven’t had time. (Oh, and I still haven’t shown you my finished B6526 top<\/a>, now that I think about it….)<\/p>\n

But anyway, I happened to have a piece of this fabulous Carolyn Friedlander quilting cotton left in my stash and decided I’d use it to sew the new Lisette for Butterick B6561<\/a> to show you what it looks like in a non-drapey cotton.<\/p>\n

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So here I am, at the end of a photo shoot (in which I was not the model), to show you how it looks.<\/p>\n

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This is definitely one of those tops you can just throw on with jeans and feel a little fancier than a plain T-shirt, and I think it will be especially useful this spring. I had fun with the yellow trim I used to break up the pattern a bit. You can see why I think it would be fun to add ribbons to this pattern, right? The yoke seam would be an ideal spot for an interesting ribbon.<\/p>\n

In addition to adding that little piece of yellow at the sleeve, I also added a little length to my top but I think that’s all I changed. It’s a quick and fun sew, and if you prefer less volume it would be really easy to take some out. Just position the cut-on-fold line beyond the fold so the blouse ends up gathered less. You could do this with the sleeve as well.<\/p>\n

In general, I don’t recommend quilting cotton for this view. The fabric isn’t really drapey enough for my preferences, but if you don’t mind a slightly voluminous top this will give you a sense for how it will look. Quilting cotton comes in such a wide range of prints and colors, I know it’s always tempting to use for sewing projects. Plus, it’s inexpensive and so readily available. This top feels a bit much to me, but I’m more of a tailored type so this style isn’t really “me.” (I don’t always design for myself, which I think I’ve already told you.)<\/p>\n

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What do you think? What fabric would you choose for this pattern, and which view do you prefer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liesl shares a top she made recently from her new Lisette for Butterick B6561 pattern using a Carolyn Friedlander quilting cotton from her stash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64816,"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":[20687],"tags":[20786,88],"class_list":["post-64429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-b6561","tag-lisette"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/B6561-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-gLb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53081,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/01\/2015-in-review-new-lisette-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":64429,"position":0},"title":"2015 in review: new lisette patterns","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"January 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"There were a whopping eight Lisette for Butterick patterns that came out in 2015! 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