"Make Your Own Broderie Blouse" (Vanity Fair, March 1962)

 Time for another vintage pattern! 

MATERIAL:
    1 yard embroidered lawn, 52 in. wide
    4 small buttons
    2 yards ribbon seam binding

To make Pattern for Version A (with sleeves)

Cut a piece of paper measuring 26 in. by 36 in.; rule off in 1 in. squares.  Number squares and copy down diagram 1 (each square represents 1 in. on paper).

Cut out pattern, and folding material in half, lay pattern pieces as shown in diagram 1; mark notches in armholes and sleeves to mark back and front, as in diagram 1.

MAKING UP:

Allow ½ in. turnings on all seams.  Sew back to fronts at shoulders, then at side seams.  

Facings: Fold 3 in. wide strip on front marked "Facing" in half right sides together.  Then join neck facings at shoulders and pin to neck right sides together, also joining front facing to neck facing.  (See diagram 2.)  Clip at curve of neck, turn and press.

Sleeves: Join underarm seam in sleeves and ease sleeves into armholes.  Finish off all seams by pinking or oversewing.  Sew ribbon seam binding to hem and lower edge of sleeve.  Turn up lower edge of blouse 2 in. and hem; turn up sleeve and hem.

On right side of centre front, measure down 1 in. from neck edge and make first buttonhole; from there make three more at 4 in. intervals; embroider buttonholes to size of buttons chosen.

To make Version B (without sleeves)

Cut pattern and lay out pieces as shown on diagram 1 but omitting the sleeves and laying neck and armholes facings as shown in diagram 3.

MAKING UP:

Following the same instructions as for Version A, except at armholes.  Simply stitch front armhole facing to look back at underarm and shoulder; pin facing round armhole right sides together; stitch, clip curves and turn right side out and press.

Well there you have it.  As usual, if anyone wants to give the pattern a go, I'd love to hear about it!