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First thing I had to do was draft a pattern for my DH from one of his old shirts. He was due for a clear out anyhow, so I picked a shirt I knew fit well and set about copying the pattern on my pattern board.
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I quite likes this cat print, but was pretty sure my DH would draw the line at cats, eventually I settled on a black and white mottled print which I forget to photograph.
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Then I ironed down the shirt standard fusible,
'fussy' cutting to get the best coverage of the sunglass pictures
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And then it was time to start sewing the shirt together
It may seem odd to be sewing a shirt when I have a wedding dress to make, but I'm the kind of person who ordinarily prefers to go at my own slow pace - but only really performs when under pressure. It's just how it is. If the wedding dress wasn't a pressing emergency, I wouldn't have made this shirt for another 6 months (and I still have alterations waiting on WIP chair). It's just the way I work.
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Just like the mannequin before it, I gave away my favourite over-locker last year. I was sure I would never need it again. I didn't fancy unpacking the spare in the garage and dusting it off and fine tuning it, so I french seamed the shirt instead.
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I'm a stickler for good collars and cuffs and these are two details me eyes always draw to, so I made sure they were nice and even (you can see the cuff fabric I opted for in the inside collar)
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Looking good, if I do say so myself..
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Then I lined the button side with a strip of navy blue and stitched down the buttons
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Voila! It's done
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Now that I am looking at it, I think the cuff needs another button which I will add. But that's a minor detail. I'm very happy to have completed the shirt and am wondering if I really do want a matching one in pink? The idea really pickled me at first, but I don't like the pink anymore - it's too pink for me and I actually think it's a masculine kind of pink (if that makes any sense) so I don't know what I'll do with it. I may yet change my mind.
Let's see what the DH thinks of it all!!
Wow, so pretty.)
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing seamstress along with being a quilt extraordinaire!! Wow. Fabulous shirt, would love to see a picture of it on your husband !!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant tailoring, I especially like the detail of the navy under the buttons. I want to see it modeled by your Hubby now. Hope you email Luke a link to your post I'm sure he would be impressed too.
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