patchwork lace shirt (lots of pictures, semi-gibbous-inspired)

[thanate]

This is what happens when you organize your craft room and find out that you're hoarded four boxes of random bits of white lace, much of it vintage, stained, and/or in fairly small lengths.  I'm now down to about 3-1/2 boxes...







I started out with a Butterick pattern (B5538), cut all the pieces out of muslin in the next size up from mine, and then collaged lace bits and sewed them down one piece at a time.  This part took about two months, since I'd do one piece and then have to put it down and come back later to give my brain time to recover.  Then all the assembly happened in a day, except for looking through the button jar for odd buttons in the right color scheme.  

The only modifications to the pattern were the ribbon loops sewn into the side back seams for the lacing, and the fact that I cut the side front panels extra long and then pleated them up again.  I also left off the cuff buttons from the original pattern because I haven't seemed to need them.  

Behold the pretty details!  

[Midnight Sun]

That is just splendid!! What a wonderful way to use all those scrappies of lace, I love that blouse!  I like all the diff buttons on the front also!

[Cherry Bomb!]

That is absolutely gorgeous! Usually I don't like anything with lace on it, but this is amazing! Especially considering all the work that you put into it. Great job ^_^

[glasstapper]

I really like this, elegant without being showy.

[kitschbitch]

So pretty!

[Circlesofstone]

Wow, that's beautiful. It looks like it took alot of time and patience to create this piece!

Lisa

[DreamChild556]

That is sooooo gorgeous!! I would love to attempt something like this, but it makes my brain hurt just thinking about all the cutting and measuring. Great job on this! It looks great!

[thanate]

Thanks, everyone! 

Dreamchild556-- there actually wasn't really any measuring involved; I just did a lot of pinning things to the fabric, sewing them down, and then moving on to the next bit. 

[Ludi]

Beautiful and wearable! 

[katherinina]

Very beautiful, and it suits you so well! x