Three Down Nine to Go

Alright I posted my dutiful dozen last week and here is an update.

I have finished three items on the list

Brown Shirt

I took this old favorite shirt of mine 

made it into a pattern

I love this fabric,

(Here are the pleats and I just sewed buttons on because I never unbuttoned it) 

it has such a great peasant look to it

Kira's Striped and Polka Dot Dress

It is similar to her Easter dress

I put a zipper in this one and finished it in about two hours

Lastly, I restyled my striped shirt

(I just cut one sleeve and remembered to take a before pic)

Eric got this shirt at the Army Surplus store for him

It shrunk and became mine
I wanted it to be more fitted in the arms and sides

I wanted to add a little flair

I have been seeing a lot of little fabric flowers with buttons

I cut the sleeves to 3/4 length then after figuring out the rigth fit I used the serger to easily re-sew the arms and sides. I was going to sew the cuffs, but I like the raw egde.

With the leftover sleeve material, I cut different size circles

Using a zig zag stich around the outside while stretching the fabric it created a little ruffle

I stacked them alternating the stripe pattern and added a button

Instead of sewing the flower on,
I decided to simple put a safety pin on the back and put it on when I want to wear it.

Yeah! I have two new shirts and just in time for my new job.