The only alteration I made to this was the length. I lengthened it by a good 4 inches, mainly because I'm so tall and I wanted to be able to wear it tucked in. I love Andrea's (Four Square Walls) white version so opted for a shameful copy. I figured it would make a great wear for work. The fabric is a medium cotton.
You can get an idea of the length here. I'm wearing it with my Grainline Moss skirt too!
I initially put the pleat in my muslin the wrong way around on the back (oops) and after reading around blogs I realised just before starting this one! Phew!
I love the detail of the top stitching. It was my first time with top stitch, I had a few "moments" when my machine kept jamming on the collar but with a little help from twitter I changed the needle to a denim and messed about with the tension. I'm not thrilled with the finish under the collar as I couldn't get the tension right but it can't be seen so I can get away with it!
I'm amazed at how easy it was to make. The Sew Along certainly helped, to be honest I mainly used that as I'm more of a visual learner and prefer pictures but the pattern instructions were pretty straight forward too.
Here's how I usually wear it. Overall a huge sewing success!
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Oh, love your archer! Nothing finer than a crisp white shirt, you did a great job with it. I'm sure you'll get lots of wear out of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm super pleased with it! Now working on number 2! ;-)
DeleteI'm so proud of you. To think, we started learning to sew together and now you've made something so challenging (that I'm afraid of) and totally bossed it. You're really inspiring me with this beauty.
ReplyDeleteAmazing job x
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DeleteWow! I'm so impressed! At the moment, I can only *dream* of making a shirt.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much :-) It really wasn't all that difficult. The sew along really helped. Give it a whirl!
DeleteWow, well done, it looks fab!
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DeleteLovely! I have bought, but not yet made this pattern. Still trying to find the perfect fabric, although by the time I find it, it will be winter and I will have no use for a voile shirt... I love your version! And would it really have mattered if the back pleat was the other way around?!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Helen thanks! You should give it a go, I was surprised by the ease of the pattern. If you can't find fabric for winter at least you'll have one ready for spring! No it wouldn't have mattered with the pleat, only my perfectionist eye would have been driven crazy!:-)
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