It seems like I make the same shirt patterns over and over again. So, when I spotted Simplicity 9858, I decided to give it a try. Of course I bought it on sale for $1.99.
Thin Man Sewing
Sunday, January 28, 2024
A New Shirt Pattern : Simplicity 9858
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Christmas Shirts
I found six yards of shirt material for $1.49 at the thrift store. I decided I would make two short-sleeved shirts with it. One for me and one for Joe.
Simplicity 7330 instantly came to mind as it is my goto pattern for Joe. I made him an extra-large and me a large, just so they would be airy for the summer.
I used my Singer Touch Tronic 2010 to make Joe's shirt. I just picked this up at Goodwill.
I used my Singer Touch Tronic 2001 to make my shirt. I picked this up at Goodwill a few years ago, 2016 to be exact.
I used the automatic buttonholer with both of them and they both made beautiful button holes.
I used my Singer 6268 to sew a J on Joe's shirt and a W on my shirt to be able to tell them apart easily.
Monday, November 13, 2023
Gray Wool Flannel Shirt
Fall has definitely hit our area. It has been in the sixties the last few days. With this in mind I decided to make a wool shirt with fabric from my stash. I used Simplicity 8427 in size 40, with two inches added to the sleeve length.
I used my new to me Singer 403 I bought at the thrift store for $3.99. What a bargain!
I used my Singer Professional Buttonholer. It needs a zigzag machine, so my 403 worked perfectly with the width set at two.
I flat-felled the seams. This takes a lot longer than serging them, but makes for a nice inside finish.
I have worn this shirt several times and I like it, it is warm.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Lap Quilt for Joe's Mom
Joe's Mom asked me for a lap quilt, so I started on the hunt for a fitting pattern.
I like Elizabeth Hartman's patterns, but I couldn't find a lap quilt that I liked.
Then one day I was looking on Etsy and found the Cat Scratch Quilt, made by Art East Quilting Company. It could be made in two sizes, and I thought the 40" by 40" would be perfect.
Once I looked through my fabric stash, I found all but the backing and the background fabric. Joann's had the fabric I needed, so I went home and started cutting.
I put all the pieces in individual sandwich bags with labels so I could find the piece easily once I started sewing.
Speaking of sewing, I decided to use my Singer C240 Featherweight for the piecing and my Kenmore 117.959 for the quilting.
My quilting consists of using clear thread and sewing straight lines to form a grid.
Here it is:
The best part of doing this quilt was delivering it in person to Juneau, Alaska where Joe's Mom lives. We live in Northern California, which makes for a fairly fast flight, with a stop in Seattle, Washington.
Friday, September 15, 2023
Revisiting Islander 228 Shirt
I have a whole lot of shirt patterns. I like most of them and have my favorites. One pattern I like is Islander 228. I have had it about 5 years and I first found this pattern through a Craftsy class. Of course I purchased the class on sale and it included the pattern. Now the pattern is separate.
It can be purchased here. This is a download, but a tissue pattern is also available here.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Summer shirts
While shopping at the thrift store I found some lightweight shirt material for $1. I thought a while, then decided to make a short-sleeve shirt in medium with McCall's 4079.
I used my Bettina 717 to sew my shirt.
I used lightweight interfacing in the button plackets, the collar and stand, and in the top of the pocket.
I decided to serge the seams with my Brother 534.
I used my White 571 and Singer professional buttonholer for the button holes.
Here it is:
Then I made one with the same pattern and my Singer 7470. I also serged the seams with my Brother 534.
Here it is:
I have worn both several times and like them a lot.
Thanks for stopping.
Friday, June 9, 2023
Butterick 6916 Shacket
Being it is Summer, I found some wonderfully thick flannel on sale at Joann's. I also found Butterick 6916 which is a shacket.
I decided to make a muslin to verify sizing. I made size medium with two inches added to the sleeve length.
The sizing looked perfect. I did not add the cuffs, so the sleeves might look a little short.
I used my Necchi Esperia for the muslin. This is a Necchi from 1959 that was free on Facebook Marketplace just a few miles from me. It is a wonderful straight-stitcher in a beautiful desk.
It had interesting sleeves where the cuff attached. Instead of a placket, there is simply an opening.