I bought this cute flannel with camping icons on it from Joanns. I decided to use my go-to pattern, Simplicity 8427. I also decided to dig into my sewing machine stash and use my Bel-Air Bantam to sew this shirt. The Bel-Air Bantam is a Singer 99 clone( 3/4 size machine), but made of aluminum so it is only 12 pounds.
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Camping flannel |
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Bel Air Bantam |
I used my vintage Singer buttonholer, a $3 thrift store find.
I was asked how I align my plaids.
First, I do not fold the fabric for the front and back pieces. For the front, I cut a single layer and flip the pattern over to cut the other front. I use a rotary cutter and a ruler to get straight cuts.
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right front |
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left front |
For the back, I cut one side, remembering not to cut the side that says "place on fold". Then flip the pattern and finish cutting.
I line up the bottom of the patterns with the same line.
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left rear |
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right rear |
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arms |
I fold the fabric for everything else.
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yoke cut on angle |
This shirt has flat-fell seams in the armholes, but I serged the sides.
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Front |
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