Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Ruffled Placket Shirt

  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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  1. BethanyJuly 17, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    I love that shirt! What a great idea! I love the floral fabric that peeks out :)

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    1. CharityJuly 17, 2013 at 9:44 PM

      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. =)

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  2. zoeopeJuly 18, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    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.

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    1. CharityJuly 18, 2013 at 7:14 PM

      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.

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  3. KarenJuly 18, 2013 at 4:51 AM

    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!

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    1. CharityJuly 18, 2013 at 7:17 PM

      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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