Sporty blouses

 Looks like a knit polo, doesn't it?

SURPRISE

It is woven.

Those sneaky 1930s people.

I'm not even going to add buttons. I love a woven pullover.

I use these shirts for work - quilting cotton (Sew Classic from Joann) that is cheap and lasts well for about 2-3 years of constant washing and wearing and assault from glitter and cardboard boxes and so on.

I added width to the bottom of the yoke by splitting the yoke on either side of the center and adding a wedge. Since I did not have enough black fabric left over to recut the yoke (or collar, to which I added a little bit) I just stuck strips of fabric in there.

The added width makes the sleeves fit better (already had to make them quite a bit bigger around) and there is less pulling across the back. 

I have two black ones and one white one. The other white one was finished before I figured out the yoke problem even existed so it will just go for scraps.

An Ike-style jacket

 I made this trial version in a horrible itchy cheap wool blend. I don't even want to touch it.

But the price was right.

I'll probably make the final version in linen or denim, Or a nice tropical wool or gabardine if I can afford it.

Pattern from Eva Dress, one of the many companies out there taking out-of-copyright patterns and digitizing them or making print versions and offering them for sale. This is a printed pattern. The directions seem to be the usual minimal vintage style: just enough to go on with if you know what you are doing.

Yes, I write all over my repro patterns.

I made the sleeves longer and bigger around, and made the waistband longer and eliminated the gathering that should have happened at the bottom of the jacket. I don't have a huge bust, so I did not need to make any changes there.

I might make the final version a zip front but keep the nice button at the waistband. I'm also not too sure about the rounded points on the collar: I'm more used to pointy points.

I'll probably make the waist of the jacket a little bigger, so I can get the nice gathering at the bottom. Which I will turn into pleats, of course. The straps and buckles at the sides are a nice touch. I like that the cuffs, the straps, and the end of the waistband are all points. I might make a button flap for the pocket also. Or two pockets.

I saw a jacket like this in a movie, the Guernsey Potato something or other and liked it.