This could have been a really nice shirt. After I finished last week’s shirt, I got a little overconfident with my drafting abilities, so I went into my pattern and made some drastic changes, especially in the yoke area. And I don’t know why, but I didn’t measure the final neckline on my pattern before I used it to cut out this great polka-dot fabric from Sew to Speak. As a result, the neckline is uncomfortably large as result of the yoke-shoulder seam being too small. It is an odd problem to have… and one that I will not make twice.
I used cheap muslin as interfacing, instead of a proper interfacing, and I think the effect is much better. Since the muslin is not fusible, it floats as a separate layer between the shirting, and this looks much better. There’s another lesson I learned from this project.
So that’s why this shirt doesn’t have buttonholes, a pocket, or a finished hem. And I don’t think I will finish it. I’m not happy enough with it, and I can always re-use most of the fabric for pocketing or something.
To make up for the wasted time, I’ve already started assembling my next shirt. Live and learn…