I Made A Shirt
It's been a coon's age (and then some) since I've made a shirt. I whipped up a few skirts last year, but skirts are easy, even if you put in pockets which I did. A shirt's something that needs to fit, at least a somewhat. Happily this pattern calls for a single knit, t-shirt fabric so it's forgiving of my rusty garment sewing skills. You remember that my roomie at The Clearing, cda, wore a shirt kind of like it, I admired it, and (of course) wanted one for my very own. Too cheap (frugal's a better word, cheap implies low quality) to look for and buy a ready-made one I found a pattern and some fabric. I was surprised that t-shirt knits aren't as popular as they were when I was sewing for my kids (over 20 years ago--eek) so it was difficult to find what I wanted and the fabric's no longer as inexpensive as it was (no surprise there, nothing is-- pattern prices have gone from less than $5 to nearly $20, good thing for sales). Aaaanyway, this is a wordy way of saying that I made a shirt yesterday. I cut it out at work on Monday and knuckled down yesterday afternoon and evening and I'm wearing it today. I like it but there are a few mods I want to make. I love the 3/4 sleeve length but I'd like the body to be a bit shorter, less like a tunic, so that the front & back hems hit mid-hip. I knew that'd be a problem (I'm short), that's why I bought the solid color knit to make one as a kind of "muslin" (a practice one) to save the striped fabric for the "real" shirt. That's easily fixed; there's even a "lengthen or shorten" line printed on patterns for just that reason. And I need to figure out a way to fill in the neckline a bit. It's wide, not even covering my bra straps, so today I'm wearing a tank under it but I'd like to make one I can wear without that extra layer... or without the underlayer being so obvious. Research will commence once posting is accomplished (unless pesky customers get in the way).
It's been a coon's age (and then some) since I've made a shirt. I whipped up a few skirts last year, but skirts are easy, even if you put in pockets which I did. A shirt's something that needs to fit, at least a somewhat. Happily this pattern calls for a single knit, t-shirt fabric so it's forgiving of my rusty garment sewing skills. You remember that my roomie at The Clearing, cda, wore a shirt kind of like it, I admired it, and (of course) wanted one for my very own. Too cheap (frugal's a better word, cheap implies low quality) to look for and buy a ready-made one I found a pattern and some fabric. I was surprised that t-shirt knits aren't as popular as they were when I was sewing for my kids (over 20 years ago--eek) so it was difficult to find what I wanted and the fabric's no longer as inexpensive as it was (no surprise there, nothing is-- pattern prices have gone from less than $5 to nearly $20, good thing for sales). Aaaanyway, this is a wordy way of saying that I made a shirt yesterday. I cut it out at work on Monday and knuckled down yesterday afternoon and evening and I'm wearing it today. I like it but there are a few mods I want to make. I love the 3/4 sleeve length but I'd like the body to be a bit shorter, less like a tunic, so that the front & back hems hit mid-hip. I knew that'd be a problem (I'm short), that's why I bought the solid color knit to make one as a kind of "muslin" (a practice one) to save the striped fabric for the "real" shirt. That's easily fixed; there's even a "lengthen or shorten" line printed on patterns for just that reason. And I need to figure out a way to fill in the neckline a bit. It's wide, not even covering my bra straps, so today I'm wearing a tank under it but I'd like to make one I can wear without that extra layer... or without the underlayer being so obvious. Research will commence once posting is accomplished (unless pesky customers get in the way).
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