But yet to be tried on. And seriously - how hard is it to find white buttons?
JB has started wearing bowling shirts ala Charlie in
Two and a Half Men. I have had this dart themed fabric for quite awhile. When
Debbie posted
this shirt that she made for her son - I immediately purchased the pattern.
With leftover Eagles fabric (but not wanted to be seen anywhere in public with JB dressed head to toe in homemade Eagles garb. I decided that Simplicity pattern was perfect to break up the novelty fabric. But then I couldn't find the pattern!
I did find
McCalls 4399 in the pattern stash (by the way, the Simplicity pattern? I had put it away!) So, I grabbed a similarly styled shirt from his closet and measured everything between the tissue and the shirt he wears. This should fit the same.
I tried really hard to match the pattern on the pocket and make it invisible. But I messed up. I placed the pocked piece on the shirt front and traced the fabric onto the pocket. Then I lined up the traced lines and cut out the pocket. But once I had stitched and turned it -- it only matched up in one place. Anyone know what I did wrong?
I have been working on gifts all weekend. Hopefully I'll have something to blog about before I go radio silent until the end of the year.
JB has started wearing bowling shirts ala Charlie in Two and a Half Men. I have had this dart themed fabric for quite awhile. When Debbie posted this shirt that she made for her son - I immediately purchased the pattern.
With leftover Eagles fabric (but not wanted to be seen anywhere in public with JB dressed head to toe in homemade Eagles garb. I decided that Simplicity pattern was perfect to break up the novelty fabric. But then I couldn't find the pattern!
I did find McCalls 4399 in the pattern stash (by the way, the Simplicity pattern? I had put it away!) So, I grabbed a similarly styled shirt from his closet and measured everything between the tissue and the shirt he wears. This should fit the same.
I tried really hard to match the pattern on the pocket and make it invisible. But I messed up. I placed the pocked piece on the shirt front and traced the fabric onto the pocket. Then I lined up the traced lines and cut out the pocket. But once I had stitched and turned it -- it only matched up in one place. Anyone know what I did wrong?
I have been working on gifts all weekend. Hopefully I'll have something to blog about before I go radio silent until the end of the year.
White buttons are never just white buttons. I have a whole herd of men in this house who look at me like I have 2 heads when I say such things, but it is what it is. If they aren't right, you won't be happy.
ReplyDeleteI remember Debbie's shirt for her son. It's a really nice pattern. JB should be pleased. Great fabric, and good call on "No head to toe Eagles garb." That would even be weird here, a mere hundred miles from the stadium!
What is radio silent for the end of the year????
ReplyDeleteLove your shirt and the whole bowling shirt thing.
Love it!! I'm glad productivity is happening somewhere in the world.
ReplyDeletenooooo...you can't go silent until the end of the year. what will i read when i am stuck in bed after surgery? i am counting on my blog friends to keep me amused.....cuz it is "all about me and my needs," right?
ReplyDeleteHi Paula and Elise, Just wanted you to know you have the lemonade award!
ReplyDeleteSorry Gaylen, You have the lemonade award! Trying to flit between pages is confusing me!
ReplyDeleteSorry Gaylen, You have the lemonade award! Trying to flit between pages is confusing me!
ReplyDeleteI think the shirt looks great. I wish I could sew - I have a beautiful machine in my garage but it and patterns scare me to death. I really need to get over my fear.
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