This time I sewed a classic white wrap blouse with Broderie Anglaise from Minerva.

Minerva has 3 fabric weights of this anglaise and I chose the lightest version to sew with. The embroidery is fascinating. Small and as fine as the cotton base. One of the embroidered flowers is quite heavy so I needed to use a size 80 sewing machine needle.

Butterick 5328 was first sewn by me in 2009. It was a ‘go to’ pattern at the time.

Back then, I had extended the bust gathers and voila, it felt more comfortable. The neckline were no longer an issue. Have a look at the blouse below that I sewed in 2009.

Today I’m 2 sizes bigger than I was back then. On this blouse I did add more width at the side seams to make this blouse fit. On the next version I’ll add more width to the front bodice as well as extend the main ties.

As you can see I used a few buttons on this version because snaps or hook and eye fastenings don’t have the security I need for this blouse.

On earlier versions of this blouse I did use the smaller internal ties but they always came loose throughout the day.

This fabric has a wide selvedge and lots of loose threads from the embroidery. If you look at this positively, that’s a new amount of plain fabric to use on a blouse.

Now if you do decide this is ‘the fabric’ you want, sew the seams with a machine needle that will sew through the thick flowers.

The soft fabric base is feather soft.

I loved the gathers this fabric formed at the front neck band.

The Vlieseline G710 gave the front neckband and collar band enough firmness to sit nicely against my body.

Would I iron this blouse? When travelling, I wouldn’t iron it because it’s a very soft fabric that has wonderful embroidery. No need to iron this fabric.