Ruffle sleeve Blanc tee

I’ve been working on this top in bits and pieces over the past couple of weeks… cutting out pieces here and there, and gradually stitching it together in increments of 15 minutes or so.  Finally over the weekend, I was able to finish it up!

This is the Blanc tee from Blank Slate Patterns (which you can get as a freebie when you join the Blank Slate Facebook group!).  I’ve made this pattern twice before (HERE and HERE), and just like those previous versions, I lengthened the main pattern by 2″.  This time, however, I added a nice deep 5.5″ circular ruffle at the arms using Melly Sew’s circle sleeve tutorial (I used this tutorial for my spacey v-neck, too!)

This top was wholly inspired by the one that Melissa posted on her instagram months ago.  I took a screenshot of it last September, and I kept seeing it in my Lightroom quick collection, reminding me of how pretty it looked, and how much I wanted to make one, too!

I finally had some excess yardage from some other projects, and I couldn’t resist cutting it out… and then I realized that mine is a very similar color to hers!!  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery….