Don't you just love it when a vision becomes reality?
Mine was to use this gorgeous selvage on the fabric Jerry purchased in a ruffled edge (not for him though)
Backstory...
Jerry is terribly fond of a pink gingham shirt. He has had three over our marriage and has worn all of them to bits, literally.Our Merino sheep stud, Ramsgate, has a hot pink shirt as a uniform such is his fondness for the colour.
On a recent Adelaide trip he came home with some windowpane check for a new shirt.
'I got five metres' he announced 'Is that enough'?
I went with the tried and true Aime Comme Madame
I omitted the collar and added a ruffle the to neck band. I also folded and stitched the front placket to the outside rather than the inside, sewing the ruffle along the edge.
It was plenty and so much so that I cut a blouse for Lidia at the same time.
Thus the ruffles!
I have been on a shirt sewing spree for Matilda and I am in the zone. I suggested the selvage ruffle to her but she was not that keen however Lidia loved the sound of it.
I went with the tried and true Aime Comme Madame
I omitted the collar and added a ruffle the to neck band. I also folded and stitched the front placket to the outside rather than the inside, sewing the ruffle along the edge.
I cut the sleeve cuff and placket on the bias (interfacing both pieces so they didn't stretch out of shape) and added a ruffle along the edge of the cuff.
I cut the outer yoke on the bias as a design feature but cut the inside yoke true to grain to stabilise it. More ruffles!
Lids loves shorts, she wears them with tights in Winter so she rocks them all year 'round. I suggested a charcoal linen pair but Liddy fancied matching colour with colour and pulled some aqua blue linen the same as the selvage.
From the website... Make a wardrobe of shorts with Chataigne. With your choice of high or mid rise, the waist is defined by a panelled yoke ending in a point in the front, with pleats for shaping and curved hip pockets in the front, and flap pockets in the back. The shorts are secured with an invisible zipper in the side seam.
- Version A has a mid rise with cuffed hem.
- Version B has a high rise with scalloped hem.
The pattern calls for an invisible zipper but I find my girls are a bit hard on those so I just plump for a regular one.
I've been following you for years and love seeing what you sew for your family
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne, that absolutely made my day.
ReplyDeleteI need to blog more of my sewing as it is fun to look back on. xx Nicole