I guess on a blogging roll again, just finished another shirt a few ago, this time re-fashioned Hawaiian shirt. Hawaiian shirts are sort of a uniform at our office the docs wear them everyday. the owner doc is a big surfer so can see why he wears them reminds him of the smell of surfboard wax, but that is a smell hard to forget especially when he can pretty much hit the surf at least one time a day. Also got this at my fav thrift store thought it was a little feminine for a guy so grabbed it right up thought it would look good with khaki shorts. So I went to destructing this garment. First I cut off the sleeves already had in mind to make it a sleeveless model. Hemmed the arm holes about 1/4 inch, after trying it on again decided needed to take up the pits a bit, so took about 1 1/2 in from bottom of the opening to the side seem at angle about 4 inches.
Thought about shirring under the bust to make it have a little more shape so put it on a safety pinned it just under the breast and it looked pretty cute but then started thinking where I usually get into trouble it was going to take up too much material and then it would look snug. So went to plan "B" I made a tuck or pleat under each breast to give more shape but not take up a lot of the material. After getting that negotiated measured down from center of shoulder about 15 inches approx measurement of safety pin, then over 7 inches from the side seam this made a center point. From here I drew a straight line across the shirt approx 3 inches long from the center point of that line marked 1 1/2 inches from there left and then right too give me my fold in point, folded it from the outside edge to the center line going up and down did the same for the other side of this pleat. Did same measurements for the other side to make a matching pleat. Pinned both pleats with straight pins then biased the area to get a fit. Looked pretty good for first go around. Also stitched the front of the shirt closed the girls have a habit of trying to expand their horizons and would rather they stay supervised. Just hate it when button shirts gap that has drove me crazy most of my life. So now it is a very short trip I do not plan to take in near future. Now back to the shirt and leaving mental health to another day....decided it was a bit too long you know how Stacy and Clinton are always telling you long shirts make you look shorter well took approx 5 inches off split the sides and opened them up then hemmed the whole thing just made it that more comfortable.
Love the pleats short sleeves and so summery looking can't wait to wear it to work tomorrow...cya
Thought about shirring under the bust to make it have a little more shape so put it on a safety pinned it just under the breast and it looked pretty cute but then started thinking where I usually get into trouble it was going to take up too much material and then it would look snug. So went to plan "B" I made a tuck or pleat under each breast to give more shape but not take up a lot of the material. After getting that negotiated measured down from center of shoulder about 15 inches approx measurement of safety pin, then over 7 inches from the side seam this made a center point. From here I drew a straight line across the shirt approx 3 inches long from the center point of that line marked 1 1/2 inches from there left and then right too give me my fold in point, folded it from the outside edge to the center line going up and down did the same for the other side of this pleat. Did same measurements for the other side to make a matching pleat. Pinned both pleats with straight pins then biased the area to get a fit. Looked pretty good for first go around. Also stitched the front of the shirt closed the girls have a habit of trying to expand their horizons and would rather they stay supervised. Just hate it when button shirts gap that has drove me crazy most of my life. So now it is a very short trip I do not plan to take in near future. Now back to the shirt and leaving mental health to another day....decided it was a bit too long you know how Stacy and Clinton are always telling you long shirts make you look shorter well took approx 5 inches off split the sides and opened them up then hemmed the whole thing just made it that more comfortable.
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