New Butterick Blouse Pattern

I have a new Butterick blouse pattern--and I'm on the pattern envelope and catalog cover! Since I've always done my own modeling for this blog and for my books, we decided to give it a try with my Butterick line too. This is B6217, a retro summer top with various design options. 

Here it is on the real model. 

And hey! Here I am on the envelope cover with the little illustrated ladies. (Speaking of which, how much do we love this Tumblr? So much.)

In other blouse news, here's a little video tutorial on It's Sew Easy TV for adding a back button extension to a blouse pattern. This uses the Portrait Blouse pattern from my first book and adds a little variation to it. You can use the technique with any pullover or side-zip blouse pattern though. The video is only up for the rest of the week, so watch it soon! 

I've appeared regularly on the PBS show It's Sew Easy over the years, but I've never actually watched it on TV! (I don't have cable, and it shows at different times in different states.) They release an episode on the website every week, so you can still watch it even if you don't get the show in your area!