The Great Vintage Shirt Project - Vogue 7198

That Sleeve/Yoke Piece - Part Two

Now that the collar is all finished, we can return to finishing the construction of the sleeve/yoke piece.  There are only two steps to this and then the side seam, at which point we will have something that looks more like a blouse.

First the yoke is attached to the lower front. This involved reinforcing the "v" on the lower front, clipping the yoke and the lower front at the appropriate places and stitching each side.

Second, the remaining portion of the front sleeve needed to be attached to the front.  This was easy as it was done the same way as the back sleeve, but without the easing since it was such a small section.

Lastly, the side seams were sewn.  Both the sleeve and side seams are sewn as one long seam from hem to hem, with an opening in the left side seam for a zipper. 

At this point, we now have something that really does look like a blouse:

It still needs sleeve cuffs, a zipper and a hem, but I think that will be done tomorrow!

Parting Shot:  One Down.  I finished one sock for my daughter today.  Now I just need to make the other one!  I've never used this yarn before, so we'll see how they look after a washing.  The yarn is Stroll by Knitpicks, in the color Aloha Multi.