Mood:
a-okNow Playing: Kimagure Orange Road - Beloved Hubby's favorite anime series
Late again -man, my social calendar books up fast when school's in session !
Had some time this morning, and tried the polo/golf shirt again. Seems I misread the directions - when they said 'follow the 'sew line' down and back up again, making a small slit', I did just that. The slit was about an eighth of an inch wide, and v-shaped. So today, I used the 1/4" seam allowance on the 'sew line', and it worked better, but didn't leave enough for the placket extention.
So I ripped it out and cut another front and facing. Instead of using the marked 'sew line' on the facing, I used the line next to it. Worked much better, but as a consequence, mine has a button placket that goes down much further than the pattern photo indicates. And I still have to work on getting my collars even, but on the whole, it's not too bad.
Here's a comparison photo of today's finished item and the pattern. As you can see, the pattern image is on the left.
The pattern is by Tamara, of 'DesignsByJude', and it's called 'Resort Getaway'. Here's a link to it, it's available via eBay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=
9512610190&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Or just do a search for "Resort Getaway for Matt O'Neill", it'll come up.
The fit is great, and while I still need some practice, it isn't at all difficult to sew up. Especially if you read the directions correctly ! The collar webbing I used on yesterday's and today's efforts came from discarded Dearest Son shirts, so it might work up better for me if I used new stuff.
On the whole, I'm pretty pleased with this pattern, and I'll definitely work it up again. There's a t-shirt, cargo shorts, and swim trunks included, and I wanna try them, too. A darn good value for $10. plus shipping - it's not like you can find a Matt O'Neill pattern on sale at Hancock Fabrics or Joann's for 99c this month ! She ships fast - I think I paid for mine on a Monday and had it in my hands Wednesday. I've been sitting on this pattern for over a month !
For some reason, I'll get all excited about getting a new pattern, and once I have it, I don't use it, often for quite some time. Doesn't make sense, does it ? I have some Barbie patterns I've never used, but I was happily clutching 'em to me when I bought 'em. And I'll be honest, once it looked like today's efforts would work, and I'd have a Fiyero-wearable shirt, my hands got all wonky and shaky. I was that excited. I guess I don't want to ruin the excitement with experience !
