The great thing about taking the time to make fitting adjustments to a pattern is that you can go back to it time and again, confident of good results.
This tropical print fabric wanted to become a summer top.
No, it did NOT want to be pants, like Threads magazine did here. ===shudder===
I was thinking of a simple button-down Hawaiian shirt, but all the button down shirt patterns in my collection have princess seams. I didn’t think chopping up this large scaled print would do it any favors, and so decided to make another version of Butterick 5218, (this link brings you to a review of the pattern) which I had just completed in a different fabric.
Since I’d just made it, and did all the fitting work, it went super quick.
The only change was to make it a tad bit shorter, as the rayon is more drapey that the linen I used in the other tunic.
Count another project down and onward to the next!
Happy sewing. 🙂
I LOVE that. I’m a big fan of the Tommy Bahama line, and this looks just like what they put out. Nono, don’t shorten it. Lose the belt and make you some clamdiggers to go with it. Pina coladas all around!
What a lovely picture you paint. 🙂 Gosh, I haven’t dug clams since I was a little kid.
I’ll have to look up Tommy Bahama, I’m not familiar with them.
Here: http://www.tommybahama.com/ Tropical themed everything. 😀
Wow, lotsa summery bright colors over there! Thanks for the link.
Excellent – love that material and the shirt came out fabbo 😀
IKE xxx
Thank you so much. 🙂
I’ve lost pages 3 and 4 of the instructions for Butterick pattern 5218. does anyone know where can I get copies? ncwyllie@shaw.ca. thx
At some point I can copy those pages for you, if you like, just give me a few days. 🙂
that would be great, thank you very much