I’ve seen so many tie front blouses with peplums and puffy sleeves over the last few years and thought it was time I made one for myself. I am a huge believer in using what you have, and so I looked for the key elements of the design and used a pattern I already had to hack it to the look I wanted. I ended up using my Protea sewing pattern as it has all the elements I needed – a bodice with darts, skirt and set in sleeve. It was incredibly easy and I made all the alterations as straight f...
