Dear Flowy Blouse, Please Don't Kill Me

I am currently working on a blouse which is particularly challenging.

This is similar to the pattern:

Reason A: The fabric is a bold print. Large (dinner plate) circles on the bottom and small accents at the top. This has made the pinning and cutting process excruciatingly painful.

These are the two main colors in the material:

Reason B: The material is silk. I have never worked with silk before. Enough said.

Reason C: I love it. IF this works out, it will be my top favorite piece so far. Yes, this is a challenge because it may take a couple tries to get it right to reach perfection.

Wish me luck.

P.S. Mike called our apartment a "doghouse" this week. I cried. And then I laughed. Because it's true.