So maaaayyyybe you’ve heard of the Adrienne Blouse by Friday Pattern Company? I think I’m the last person on earth to have made it. What can I say? I’m a slow adopter.
This isn’t my first FPC pattern – I made the Garamond top and I actually still wear it almost weekly.
I’ve been wanting to make another FPC pattern as she’s come a LONG way since then, and everyone’s Adrienne was giving me serious FOMO, so I bought it. After the last cosplay project and in-between redoing some slopers, I needed an easy-brain-rest project. FPC fills those niches nicely. Her patterns are stylish but not tedious. I like that.
I picked up a rayon-blend sweater knit to make something more “me,” and naturally it’s in black. It was also very prone to shredding and transparent.
I took some tricot in generic-white-person-nude, and underlined it in the bodice only.
Serging it all together before sewing also had the added benefit of keeping it from unraveling/shredding.
However, this did make it even more bulky, so I omitted the neckbands and stitched under to finish the necklines. It ended up being about the same so I didn’t have any sizing issues when attaching the sleeves. I finished the hem the same way, but I will say, I will have to put horizontal fish-eye darts in the tricot to keep it from sagging out the bottom as it tends to sag more than the sweater knit.
Fun fact: I ironed interfacing to my organza press cloth during the last cosplay project. Twice. So, whipped up another press cloth to use to press the synthetic tricot. (I always keep some organza on hand – best press cloths and interfacing when needing a light but stuff interfacing.)
I got done with this project, put it on immediately, and immediately said, “NOPE!” and took it back off. It did not feel like me. Or I did not feel like me. I’m not sure. I even messaged my Sewcialists crew and told them I fell for FOMO and made a terrible mistake.
However, husbeast to the rescue: I put it on and he said he really liked it. Buuuut then he said I looked like a sexy pirate. Fears of tacky Halloween costumes filled my head…however, it did get me thinking. HOW can I make this more me? The fabric is 100% me… the bodice fit is 100% me…what am I missing?
So, while I show you the off the shoulder look, that ain’t gonna happen IRL. However, the regular look, with some snazzy pants, I can get behind this.
The scoopy-back, which is a duplicate of the front, makes me feel a bit exposed… but it’s growing on me.
I didn’t make any alterations to the pattern – this is a straight size Medium. I like to live dangerously.
Have you made something, hated it, but then played around until you really started to dig it? Like… I get it. I’m into it. I’m on the hunt for more sweater knit… I don’t think I could do the jersey look…. but I do dig this.
Happy Halloween!
