Mood:
caffeinatedNow Playing: "Robots" - for the third time today. I think I remember why it 'vanished' for so long...
And this time, I got the collar mostly right ! 
You can see Rick's new shirt on the Home page of the main site. You'd think I wouldn't bother with a pattern from the same author a second time, when it didn't go right the first. But there were about six more of his/her Ken shirt patterns in the Bundle o' eBay ones, and I noted that another had directions. I'd kind of ignored 'em on the first shirt, because shirt construction is pretty basic.
Well, not always. The pattern designer had an unusual way of doing sleeves - the seam is at the top of the arm, instead of under - and the side seams were pretty wonky. But done the writer's way, it fit. I unnecessarily lengthened the sleeves, only to have them too long. Rick's new shirt actually has cuffs, but they're tucked under. I may take it apart later and fix it. Compared to the first shirt's pattern, the second's a bit bigger, but not much. Whether the shirt fits Jem or Ken, it's all in how I sew it.
The collar actually made sense this time, but it's still big and floppy. Given the photo that came with the pattern, it was the fashion at the time. I'm glad those times are past - that paisley shirt with the striped tie is something I don't want to study for long ! It's made from more of that yard-sale wrecked shirt, because I like it. And I got to use those tiny buttons I bought months ago. While I'm not a huge scrapbooker - I did that back in the 80s, guess it's been worn out of me - I do love the great buttons and things in the Scrapbooking aisles !
Tomorrow, I'll probably make Synergy a skirt to go with her new shirt. Since I don't know of any Jem size patterns, I'll need to measure her for DSD. With Jem, and Rio to sew for, I'll use it frequently.
I also fixed a doll blouse that tore, and took apart another bra. I'm not sure why I keep taking used bras apart, I have plenty of elastic in dozens of colors, probably over 50 doll belt buckles, and endless hooks and eyes. But if there's bras at a yard sale, and they're cheap and unusual enough, I'll buy 'em for parts every time. I think I wore out the old seam ripper, it was kinda tough to push it through tonight.
So I had a busy day. Too bad I didn't get any housework done ! I'm real upset about it, too...
