My first Deer & Doe pattern sewed up- and I enjoyed making this Airelle top. The instructions are clear but quite brief (which I think perhaps earns it the 'intermediate' ranking on the packet), and I found this a quick and simple make. This would have been much better photographed on, but the fit is really nice- comfortable and loose but cinched in with darts front and back.
There are some lovely little details- the gathered cuffs on the sleeve (which the pattern tells you to interface but I didn't as I thought it would be too bulky and I don't miss it) ...
...and the lovely front gathers on the yoke...
A special note for my Downton Abbey fabric (yes, really!) in Lady Mary, hurrah! Yes I am going to make myself a label using the selvedge....
I really want to make some more Deer & Doe clothes now. The thick pattern paper is a little bit unwieldy, so it will need tracing for future makes, but once I have done that, I will be making lots of Airelles!
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