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Love the fabric :)
9/28/04 0:52 AM
Nice job on the fitting and alterations. Your 'runkle" under the collar looks an awful lot like my dh's shirts that need square shoulder adjustments. And nobody would ever notice it except "seekers of perfect fit."
9/28/04 0:54 AM
Love both shirts. You did a good job using vertical lines. Wonderful fit.
9/28/04 1:27 AM
Your top looks great! I love the fabric too, and this pattern -- which I've made twice myself.
9/28/04 2:43 AM
Really nice shirts, Wendy & thanks for a helpful review. I agree that it's better without the cuffs.
9/28/04 3:47 AM
ohh, Diana, i've assumed that a small high round neck is what i need to alter for. i find it hard to think of my narrow shoulders as square, though I know they're not sloping. and yes, i am a member of the cursed "seekers of perfect fit". cursed cos it's hard to enjoy what you've done if it's not "perfect"
9/28/04 4:15 AM
Good job with the fitting! Your first shirt is nice, but the changes you made for the second make it great. It looks wonderful on you.
9/28/04 6:14 AM
Love the shirt.
9/28/04 9:42 AM
Really sharp blouse! Your hard work paid off. I wasn't aware of this pattern but will have to check it out. I like the cuffs, too, very stylish (matter of personal taste)
9/28/04 11:55 AM
This looks very nice! I love the fabric on both shirts-I'm partial to blue :o) The fit looks great, I'll have to pull this one out of my stash and finally try it. Btw, I agree about the cuffs-think I'll leave them off mine too. Thanks for the review!
9/28/04 3:55 PM
I love your shirt and the fabric! I am curious- what is a fisheye dart? The second shirt looks wonderful on you.
9/28/04 8:04 PM
i discovered after making the first test shirt, that i really like striped tops. so far i've only used unbalanced stripes. a fisheye dart is a () shaped dart in the middle of a garment, that doesn't reach the edge. Usually at the waistline, though I have seen a skirt that had a couple of small ones below the knee.
9/28/04 10:00 PM
Diana M - you were right. I've already remade this pattern, and though I've never needed to before did a square shoulder adjustment. mind you i've not made a Kwik Sew shirt before. it worked!
10/7/04 11:54 PM
Very cute shirt Wendy. I like the fit you achieved and your choice of fabric. Thankyou for a helpful review.
10/8/04 7:08 AM
Wendy, I like this pattern and what you did to make it yours. The neckline and collar are especially flattering. You really have sewn up a nice versatile shirt that fits really well.
10/8/04 7:43 AM
Wendy, can't wait to see the blue one. I am totally into shirts, but have not sewn one yet. I really like this pattern, but hate the idea of 1/4" seams on a woven, so thanks for the heads up.
10/8/04 11:53 AM
I love your shirt. It always takes me 3 tries before I get the fit just right.
10/8/04 12:40 PM
Wendy, I'm loving your striped shirts. I didn't think they'd work for us fluffy gals, but the strips are slimming. Just a warning when you do the swayback adjustment: put in a back center seam. You'll be happy you did. Also, add the amount you remove back to the hem length. You see that the hem hangs even now and when you remove the length in the center back, your blouse hem won't be even any longer. Also, I have a feeling that your blouses would be more flattering if the sleeve length didn't fall at the exact point of the hem. When your arms are down, the combination of the hem and sleeve width together tend to widen the hips. Try a longer length hem or shorter 3/4 length sleeves. I think you might not have liked the cuffs because they just added that much more width at the hip level.
10/9/04 12:49 PM
I really like the neckline ... a jewel neck looks dire on me (both bust & neck issues). my neck isn't short, but it's wide so appears short if I'm not careful. I hadn't worn stripes for about 20 years, and the lucky find of striped sale fabric has converted me. think it's the square head (square hands/feet etc) on a round body that lets it work on me. and geometric shapes suit me better than florals. Sherril, you're right on the money! I knew the cuffs just made my hips wider (and wider), and that the sleeve & body should finish at different points, otherwise why not just keep the cuffs :-). i'd added a CB seamline, but didn't add to the back the length after the swayback adjustment. d'oh. the next one will be better.
10/10/04 9:20 PM