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

Eudoxie was originally designed for more fluid fabrics but I thought it would look amazing in Japanese fabrics.It took me a little time to find the fabric that would do justice to this pattern and I started it with great pleasure.

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

The pattern

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

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

I really like the delicate gathers that highlight the bust and center back, adding volume with lightness. The shirt-tail hem gives the whole a relaxed-chic look, ideal 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 accessible to beginner sewists as well as more experienced ones looking for a quick and feminine project.

To wear over shorts or jeans/pants or why not slipped over a swimsuit to head to the beach; Eudoxie will quickly become a wardrobe essential.

Practical information for sewing this pattern

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

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

Eudoxie is rated as easy level by Coralie Bijasson and is intended for sewists from beginner to intermediate levels. 

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

When you purchase a pattern in PDF version, 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 seamstress's basket

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

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

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

My supplies

I fell for a joly coupon of 3m in Japanese fabrics... you can't help yourself! 

I wanted a bit more structure for my version of Eudoxie and the Japanese cotton poplin was perfect for the look I wanted to achieve. I opted for the blue version.
I chose a H200 fusible interfacing suitable for the shoulder button tabs. 
I selected a thread color matching my fabric and some buttons from my personal stock. 

Technical points

Eudoxie is rated easy difficulty; nevertheless, it contains quite a few interesting technical points:
- creating gathers
- assembling yokes with the sleeve technique
- creating hems, especially rounded ones for the shirttail effect
- creating button tabs
- making buttonholes and attaching buttons
- topstitching. 

More advanced sewers will also be interested in the ingenious assembly of this blouse with a full lining of the front and back yokes thanks to the sleeve technique. 

My sewing experience

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

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

It is important to follow the order of the assembly steps to be able to complete this assembly. 

I chose to make size 36 and made no stature modifications.

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

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

I really enjoyed sewing this Eudoxie blouse and loved all the little technical details in the assembly. I find it accessible to advanced beginners but very refreshing for more experienced sewers who will surely learn even more from this model. 

Thanks to Coralie for creating such great patterns!

Want to discover Eudoxie and all the patterns by Coralie Bijasson? We have all the printed and PDF of the brand in store and on the webshop. It's this way. 

So ready to get started? Grab your needles!