Completion of 11th
Wardrobe Piece – Light Blue Shirt
I used the
same computer-generated pattern for this shirt as the one I used for the
scrappy plaid blouse and the navy print cotton shirt. I worked on this shirt at the recent American
Sewing Guild Lansing Chapter’s sewing retreat in Shipshewana, Indiana. However, I took it home to put the finishing
touches on it.
I needed to make the
buttonholes and sew on the buttons. I thought
this was the perfect time to try one of the decorative buttonhole stitches in
my Pfaff Creative Icon sewing machine. I
decided to sew a few buttonholes to see which was best for this shirt. I used some of the same fabric I used for the
shirt and applied the same interfacing I used for the front facing. Using navy thread, I embroidered buttonhole no. 124
and then used a medium blue thread for no. 123 from the “mini” embroidery section in
my machine. A close-up photo of both buttonholes is shown
below. I liked both buttonholes, but
both were too large for my shirt.
Being anxious to complete the 12-piece wardrobe, I decided to move on and just sew regular buttonholes and perhaps embroider a separate design between them. I located an
embroidery design of three small flowers which was also in the “mini” embroidery
section of my machine. I decided to embroider
that design between where each buttonhole would be sewn on my shirt. I
pulled back the front facing before I embroidered the design so the back of the
embroidery would be hidden inside the facing.
Then I sewed a regular buttonhole through the shirt and facing between
each embroidery design. I also placed one
of the small flowers on each of the collar points. A picture of the finished shirt and closeups
of the embroidered designs are shown below.
There is
just one piece of this wardrobe to complete and that is the tan jacket. I am trying a different pattern so it will
take a little extra time to check the fit.
I hope to complete the jacket soon.
I believe I will be able to get close to 72 outfits from the 12-piece
wardrobe. I will explain how this is
accomplished as soon as I complete the jacket.
Please stay tuned!
Judy
