We kept it pretty quiet last night, just dinner at home and then some TV until midnight, at which point Mario dropped off to sleep on the couch and I sent him to bed. Maybe under other circumstances I would have been annoyed that he crashed so early, but not last night - I had other plans in the sewing room.
My first project of 2011 (reviewed here) is a belated Christmas present for my boss, a man who's very hard to shop for. He spends a lot of time on his boat in the summer, and this was a little something for him to wear while sitting in the sun, drinking cocktails with the ladies. Because this was an XL, I miscalculated a little on the fabric and had to cut the inside yoke out of solid black. I jazzed it up by adding an appliqued wine bottle cut from the shreds of leftover fabric.
This is a change from my standard man's shirt, which is KwikSew 3422. This one is KwikSew 2935, more of a camp/Hawaiian style shirt, and just what I wanted for this project. It was way less complicated than a standard shirt with two piece collar, and between eliminating the collar, cuffs and sleeve plackets, I got this done in a day.
Now back to sewing for me. The jacket is almost complete, just need to hem the sleeves, but I haven't worked on the dress in a few days. Here's a shot of the jacket, which Mario saw and commented, "It's prettier on the inside than outside." With all that seam binding made from leftover dress fabric, he's probably right!
4 comments:
Love the detailing.
Great shirt - you are a better employee than I am - no sewing projects for my co-workers here!
The jacket is lovely - how about a fabric flower to "make it pretty" on the outside?
Wonderful shirt. Love the print!
I love the shirt. He is going to love this. You did a beautiful job. Your jacket is coming along nicely. I love the detail on the inside.
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