Velvet Ribbon

Hello friends, I mentioned in the previous post that I sewed a black shirt for my husband. The shirt was his birthday gift last month and glad that he loved it. I used the tnt pattern Burdastyle Vintage Modern Frank Button Down Shirt size 56 with modification and this black shirt is the sixth version. I added 1 cm in both sides and lengthen the sleeve 1.5 cm this time. For the fabric, I used black cotton shirting from the local shop and I was surprised that they have stock of plain colour instead of stripes. Well, I still have two more shirts (dark blue and light pink) to sew for him and I hope to cut the fabrics soon. It is so difficult to see the detail on the black fabric, but anyway I took the picture to show you the whole look of the shirt. The good thing is that the black shirt is easy to wear with any colour of pants and it's truly wardrobe basic, I'm sure my husband will wear this at least in the next three of four years.   Picture above was ...

Hello, I sewed two shirts for DH to wear at work and glad he loved them. The red shirt with tiny brown stripes was made last year and the white shirt with grey stripes was made a few weeks ago. Both fabrics were cotton shirting from the local shop and stayed a while in my stash.

 Hello all... This is my second project based on Sewing Vintage Modern - Frank Button-Down Shirt  size 56, with short sleeve. I made this shirt especially for my husband to wear at work and I am glad that he is really happy with it. Materials: 21/4 yards of white with light purple stripe cotton fabric, 8 pieces buttons, fusible interfacing and same color of thread. How I worked : The work on this shirt is exactly like the first one that I made for him many months ago. You can see the details of sewing in progress  here  and here . I enjoyed the sewing process as usual and I will definitely make some more.   Also, I have done two tunics for my mom and I will post it on the blog soon. And now, I am working on a summer tank for me to wear on the holidays:) Happy sewing and have a great weekend!

As promised from yesterday post, I'll continue documenting the making of Frank Button-Down Shirt . But let me tell you how I feel about this shirt, I am truly happy with it and so proud of myself that I can make something special for my husband. And definitely I'll make another shirt for him on the future. And here's the continuations... This step is how I worked on the collar, I followed step no 30-34. I pinned the collar pieces right sides together and stitch it. Then I cut the corners diagonally and turn the collar right side out. Press, iron it and topstitched around the edges, except for the open edge. Then I pinned the collar bands onto the collar, right sides together. I sew it along the curved edges of collar band. Turn the collar band right side out, press and iron it. I pinned the outer collar band onto the shirt neckline, right sides together. Sew it around the neckline. Then I folded the seam allowance (1/2") o...

I've been busy the last couple days making a men's shirt for my husband. Based on Frank Button-Down Shirt  from Burdastyle Sewing Vintage Modern  pattern. Originally is long sleeve shirt pattern but as summer is around, my husband wanted a short sleeve shirt. Here is the original pattern, Here are my pattern modifications: I want to change long sleeve pattern to short sleeve pattern, so I measured from the middle top of the pattern down to elbow 10 1/4". Then drew the new line using the ruler. I only used one pocket without flap with U shape style pocket. I followed all pattern fitting instructions from the book. I selected size 56, then copied all the pattern pieces (1,2,3,4,5,6,8 and 10) onto transparent paper, added seam allowances for all edges according to the instructions. After I have done the patterns, I made a muslin for a better fit. And I am surprised that only two thing that I have to fix. The collar is to long for my husban...