Wide Cuff Blouse Variation

I originally made the Wide Cuff Blouse in a blue silk charmeuse (minus the ruffles down the front that were called for in the pattern), and I think it turned out okay. Since then, I made a variation using the base blouse pattern and adding a few details from another pattern. For the variation, I used a cotton fabric in a beautiful plum color.



Here's the original blouse line drawing from the January 2009 issue of Burda:

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Construction is pretty straightforward, as the sleeves are sewn in straight rather than set in to the armhole and the wide cuff eliminates the need for a sleeve vent or placket. For the variation blouse, I removed the center front ruffles and the cuff buttons (folded them up instead) and added a ruffle at the hem. I also added channels along the dart lines in the front and back with a tie that gathers the channels. Each tie is secured with a black button. Here's the Burda pattern that I used for the channels and the ruffle:

Image from here.

The channels are on the back as well:



Here are close-ups of the channels and the folded cuff. For some reason the colors turned out funky!





It was fun to take elements from a different design and experiment to see if they would work on a different style.