Butterick 5327 view A

I made view C for myself and here is the original blogpost.  Today I made View A, the one with the tucks and beads.

I used a wonderful rayon knit from Gorgeous Fabrics and made an XS for Meredith.

Some hints and tips

1. Purchase your beading first, the pattern envelope states 7/8" to 1" beads.  I found mine in the jewelry section and make sure they are lightweight.  There is alot of beads on the neckline and you don't want the beads to pull the neckline down.  Also, I did beads the entire front neckline, just liked how it looked. 
2. The tucks on the front are sewn by hand.  I used the marks on the pattern tissue as a guide to begin.  The instructions have you make 3 small tucks together.  I used a bead to space the grouping of three tucks, then the bead fit perfectly when I went back and stitched them to the garment.
3. I am going to wash this in the hand wash cycle and hang to dry.  I will keep my fingers crossed on how the beads old up.

The only thing that takes the time on this garment is the tucks and beads since it is all handsewing but it is so worth the time.

A unique and very RTW like garment for Meredith.