When Coralie Bijasson came to visit us a few weeks ago, she was wearing a lovely blouse... I'll give you one guess: the Eudoxie blouse!

Eudoxie is originally designed for more fluid fabrics, but I thought it would look stunning in Japanese fabrics.It took me a little while to find the fabric that would do justice to this design, and I started with great pleasure.

I invite you to discover my sewing project, let's go!

The design

Eudoxie is a feminine design, both refined and original, available as a dress or a tunic.

Thanks to its delicate lines and its distinctive yoke on the front and back, it stands out with a subtle construction that naturally creates the sleeves — whether short or mid-length, depending on your preference. The button placket, placed on the shoulder and along the arm, features a series of small buttons, adding a touch of originality to this design.

I really like the delicate gathers that highlight the bust and center back, adding volume with lightness. The shirttail hem gives the whole piece a relaxed-chic look, perfect for everyday wear as well as special occasions.

For the dress version, pockets are discreetly inserted into the side seams because pockets are really practical!

Eudoxie is suitable for beginner sewists as well as more experienced ones looking for a quick and feminine project.

Wear it over shorts or jeans/pants, or why not slip it over a swimsuit for a day at the beach; Eudoxie will quickly become a wardrobe essential.

Practical information for sewing this design

Eudoxie is available in printed and PDF versions on our website.

The tunic and dress versions come in sizes 34 to 56 (US 2 to 24 / UK 6 to 28)

Eudoxie is rated easy by Coralie Bijasson and is aimed at sewists from beginner to intermediate levels.

The pattern comes with an explanatory booklet covering all assembly steps and a pattern sheet. Each step is explained with a diagram and description.

When you purchase a PDF pattern, you will receive the pattern sheet in A4, US letter, and A0 formats, as well as the explanatory booklet in French and English.

In the sewist’s basket

Coralie Bijasson designed the Eudoxie model for fluid and lightweight materials like viscose, fine linen, cotton voile, or plumetis, for a soft and airy drape.

However, I find that this design can also be made with fabrics that have a bit more body, like cotton poplin, as well as English embroidery...

To complete the materials needed for your sewing project, you will need some fusible interfacing suitable for your fabric, 10 to 16 buttons, and a spool of thread that matches. 

My supplies

I fell for a printed coupon of 3m in Japanese fabric... you can't change who you are! 

I wanted more structure for my version of Eudoxie, and the Japanese cotton poplin was perfect for the look I wanted to achieve. I chose the blue version.
I selected a H200 fusible interfacing suitable for the button plackets on the shoulders.
I picked a colored thread matching my fabric and some buttons from my personal stash.

Technical points

Eudoxie is rated easy; however, it includes quite a few interesting technical points:
- creating gathers
- assembling yoke panels with a casing technique
- creating hems, including rounded ones for the shirttail effect
- creating button plackets
- making buttonholes and attaching buttons
- topstitching.

More advanced sewists will also appreciate the clever assembly of this blouse with a full lining of the front and back yokes using the casing technique.

My sewing experience

As usual, Coralie provides a perfectly detailed explanatory booklet. The instructions are clear, simple, and well illustrated. I encountered no difficulties assembling my blouse or understanding the instructions.
Everything flows easily.

As I mentioned earlier, I really liked the clever assembly for the back and front yokes.

It is important to follow the assembly sequence to be able to complete this construction.

I chose to make size 36 and made no height adjustments.

However, I decided to reverse the placement of the buttonholes and buttons as proposed by Coralie. I wanted the plackets to "face" the back of the shoulder.

I also decided to play with the direction of the patterns by placing my motifs horizontally on the back and front yokes and vertically on the bottom of the blouse. You can also use two fabrics for the top and bottom of this blouse, which is a great way to use up your scraps!

I really enjoyed sewing this Eudoxie blouse and loved all the little technical details in the assembly. I think it’s accessible to confident beginners but also very refreshing for more advanced sewists who will surely learn even more from this design.

Thanks to Coralie for creating such lovely patterns!

Want to discover Eudoxie and all of Coralie Bijasson’s patterns? We have all the printed and PDF versions of the brand in store and on the webshop. It’s right here.

So, ready to get started? Grab your needles!