There's not going to be a lot of info here, except me wishing. What I'm looking for is a shirt with a nice fit from my widest chest point up to my shoulder, and high armhole with a smooth fitting sleeve cap. Also with enough ease to move my arms forward without pulling. The pendulum has swung to too tight, too big, wrong shape.... perfecting this is no easy task.
There is an old tunic in my closet that I've cloned. There is a magic combination here that makes me look slimmer, part of it lies in the armhole and side seam. The dart is in the armhole, and the pattern is pretty crafty, there's little waste in the pattern layout, which was welcome. Breaking my own rule here for featuring unironed clothes.
The clone was made from a Marc Jacobs double faced cotton that's been sitting in the stash, at least 10 years. A fabric.com purchase, once I received it, I had no idea what project to use it on. I liked the solid color more than the plaid, so that's what's featured. The buttons were scavenged from another shirt.
I'm secretly a lumber jack, on the inside.... haha.
I think it's time to upgrade my dress form, and I've seen these Bootstrap pattern forms, and I am very intrigued.
It's been a good long while since I stuffed my dress form, I think it's time. Maybe by the end of the week I'll have a new form. It's $24 for the custom pattern form Missy or Curvy, I'm sure if we wait until the 4th, they might have a promo code, but I'm impatient. Tomorrow, Office Depot will have a print job, and tonight I will look for some appropriate fabric.
In the meantime.... have you all made these reusable grocery bags? I'm not convinced. I bought this pattern at a Joann's that was moving and they marked everything down. I think it was $.25, finally got around to making it, and the handles seem to be so shallow, it borders on impractical. I may have to Mc Gyver my own.
The bag in the see and sew (Butterick 5413), is also included in the Butterick 5338. So don't buy both patterns, or look online for a DIY tutorial. There are a few other bags included in the 5338, but reviews haven't been kind for the insulated bag, be forewarned. They do have a few drawstring type bags and if you've seen the price of nut bags (to make nut milk), it might be worth it. Could be a good Christmas gift haha.
Ultra suede binding is very thick, so the clips came in handy.
Inside is finished with french seams.
It's cute but those handles are just not practical.... they are entirely too small.
I saved some fabric by using the cut out left in the handle area, so these could be almost zero waste if you bought the right length.
Next more ramblings....
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