JB now has 32 bowling shirts in his closet. All but 4 of them have been made with my hands. And when I recently did the fabric closet re-org (look for a future post on that) I put a stack of fabrics for just JBs shirts. There's enough for at least 4 more.
Also, now if he goes to the fabric store with me. The first thing he does is head to the novelty prints and ask if I can make a shirt out of X?
But - I will say - he does wear his shirts. And he shows anyone who comments on them that they match across the buttonholes and asks if they can find his pocket! So - it's worth it.
You gave that mouse a cookie. I used to make all of Hubs wool work shirts and he still has one that he treasures.
ReplyDeleteI most certainly did give that mouse a cookie :) I will say, it's nice to just be able to grab a pre-cut shirt and sew it up in an evening. :) g
DeleteAnd he will have a favorite that must be pried away from him when it has gotten raggedy and no longer fit for polite company.
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Oh let's hope not! Since he wears these in the kitchen in the morning when we're serving guests. It could be bad . . . .
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I love this! I love that you make them and I love that he wears them! And he obviously is proud of them (and you). They look great too!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I think he is proud of all those things - he tells anyone who comments on his shirts that I make them, then he points out the pocket matching. g
DeleteHaving seen him wearing several of your shirts in person, I can attest that your matching skills are exquisite. I can also attest to the fact that he pouts a little if you tell him that the Valentine's Day shirt really isn't appropriate for September. ;-) I've also heard your customers comment that they/their husbands would like one. So you should be very proud of having given that mouse that cookie!
ReplyDeleteWell . . . you know how it is. Don't tell him, but I do like having a little stack of his shirts cut and ready to sew for an evening when I want to sew but don't have anything in mind to make for me. Kinda like sewing for the grands :) g
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