Classicly Tailored Shirt -- Butterick 5678
Dear readers, I'm taking a craftsy class "The Perfect Tailored shirt." However, I am only around half way through the class. So, I am starting my shirt project anyway -- although I am modifying to use a princess seam pattern, for the first one. Here is the fabric I'm using -- a cotton print, a little bit vintage inspired, from Mood. This is the pattern I selected and I modified it using my sloper (or basic bodice blocks) Although the class calls for a pattern without princess, such as this one below: Vogue 8689. Maybe next time. I'm tempted to get a Connie Crawford pattern now that I've seen how good they are drafted. Here is where I stand below. I'm missing about a half yard of fabric (I'm going to Mood Monday afternoon -- fingers crossed). Last time I was there about three months ago -- a few hundred yards remained on the roll. As a result of the process, I've been researching tailored shirts. Here is a women's Navy Of...