I think I’ve posted about this before, but I can’t find it: simplicity 6894.
Anyway, I made it. here it is:
I chose such a busy print because 1) I hadn’t done tucks before and figured that if they were uneven, uneven on a bed of slightly abstract ochre roses was the way to go, and 2) I have had this fabric SO long that it has been giving me reproachful looks. especially as new yardage has continued to come in … it was well past the eye-rolling stage, and into heavy sighs and significant eyebrow-raising. So. now it’s ready for its close-up:
You can see a little of the red thread I used to thread-mark the buttonholes. The buttons are vintage, I have no idea where I got them, either. This is not their first rodeo — they had little bits of cloth and thread on them that I had to remove. looks like I cut them off whatever they had been on before. (Or maybe I purchased them that way? My buttons are not what you would call “organized.”)
The fabric is very lightweight, just a couple steps up from voile, so I did a very deep blindstitch hem. [PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE]
Oh! I added pockets, slash hip pockets:
And in lieu of my typical “here’s the side zipper” picture (which is nearly unnoticeable in this print, anyway, but you can see it here if you are so inclined) I present to you instead the “here’s the set-in sleeve cap.” Not my finest work, but not the worst I’ve ever done, either:
(My set-in-sleeve-setting life changed when I finally started taking the time to sew from the top center of the take on down to the underarm seam on each side, instead of trying to sew the whole thing in one go from underarm seam to underarm seam.)
Verdict: A+, would sew again. This is not so hard to make (after I figured out the tucks, which look far much more complicated than they actually are) and it’s fun to wear. I felt like a 1960s schoolteacher all day, which is better than it sounds. It did end up being slightly too big (it’s fine through the bodice, but I added too much ease for the pockets). I will go simpler on the wearing ease next time.
I have another shirtdress coming … one I’m very pleased with, and another one cut out. Oh, and a semi-traumatic encounter with simplicity 2180, but I think we managed to hug it out. stay tuned!
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