The two-for-one post

I thought I'd combine both these makes into one post, as I've made other versions of both quite recently. The first one is the Deer and Doe Airelle blouse (version one is here ). I made this with some chiffon type fabric that I bought in The Spinning Wheel in Belfast. It was £12 per metre, but I got in the sale for £6 per metre. It's gorgeous; but friends, let me tell you the definition of madness - making a Peter Pan collar from chiffon. It was a nightmare! I'm please with how it turned out though. I pre-treated the fabric first using a technique I read about on Sew Buzy Lizzie's blog (which had come from Lena at The Sewing Space...