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i finished up one last maternity shirt! i've had the idea for this shirt in my head for about 5 months, but didn't have a chance to actually sew it up until now.... part of that was hoping for the right fabric, which never came along. i ended up using a knit sheet, dyed brown.
i designed this shirt to be able to transition from not so pregnant to very pregnant, but it would be more functional if i'd made the placket the right length... i lengthened the shirt pattern and forgot to add extra to the placket. doh! =)
i used a tutorial on sewing a single placket from shannon at little kids grow, and just flipped it upside down. it was a little difficult to sew on this thin knit, and i wish i had interfaced the shirt where the placket would sit, instead of just the placket, but it looks all right on the outside!
i added a ruffle by just tucking it underneath when i was edgestitching the placket down, but i think it would have worked better to actually sew the ruffle to the placket beforehand... next time i do a ruffled placket (and there will be a next time) i'm going to test that out and see how it works. =)
i would have preferred buttons over snaps, but i haven't been able to get my buttonhole sensor on my machine fixed yet - strange how i rarely used it, but as soon as it stopped working i ended up with multiple projects that need buttonholes.
once the placket was done i added the bit of floral knit (rescued from a shrunken shirt) underneath and hid the stitching under the ruffle. i also added a ruffled strip in the shape of a heart on the chest, since overall the shirt was looking a little plain.
also! quick kid's clothes week update... this is what i've been working on:
not going to lie, those scallops took at least 40 minutes to plan and about an hour to sew... but i love them! i haven't pressed them yet, or the pockets, and the pockets are not yet sewn on, which is why they are a little crooked. =) i also have to finish the waistband. if all goes well, i should have a finished skirt by tomorrow. =)
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i love that shirt! what a great idea! i love the floral fabric that peeks out :)
thank you! i loved this idea so much that i just had to make it, even with only 3 or 4 weeks left to wear it. =)
love both outfits. funny enough i prefer the snaps to buttons because it has a silver shine to it which is a design on its own.
thank you! =) i like the snaps now that they are in, they just don't match the picture i had in my head. =) that, and these snaps are a little too weighty for the thin fabric.
as always, you look beautiful in the shirt you created. i am so impressed that you dyed a sheet to get the material you wanted and just created the placket without a pattern. the ruffles and the pretty contrast knit make it feminine and very attractive. i love the scallops on the little skirt, too. you are amazing. two very little girls and a baby due very soon and you get so much done! bravo, charity!
thank you. =) dyeing things doesn't usually work well for me, but this time i ended up with something at least resembling what i was hoping for... which made me very happy. =) i think sewing may be my version of nesting, since i haven't felt any unusual urges to clean. =) thank you for the sweet comments, karen!
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