Sewing Adventures: Shirt ; designing, sewing and modifications…

Yesterday afternoon, I started sewing this knit shirt. I worked on it for quite a few hours and still have some things to complete.

In the above picture I hadn’t even started to sew and you’re looking at the wrong side of the fabric. The actual shirt is quite colorful and bright. I just pinned the front and back together.

Of course yesterday afternoon, when I tried on the sewed shirt, I wasn’t pleased with what I’d made. However, the fixes needed are only minor. The original shirt pattern wasn’t fitted at the waist, just straight down. I decided that I did want to a slight fit and so I made the waist more pronounced instead of having the side seams go straight down without a hint of a curve. Also, I decided that it would be nice to add ruffle to the shirts neckline. I’ll use the rolled hem on my serger machine to expose and finish the edges. You usually see a rolled hem on delicate scarves.

Serger Machine

I’ve had my serger machine for well over a year and really like how it closes and finishes the raw seams of some of my garments. I don’t always want a french seam on some of my sewing seams and there are times when a french seam would not look nice either. In those instances, the serger does a wonderful job.

Coverstitch Machine

I must say that the coverstitch machine does a nice job with finished hems, take a look at the above picture. It’s my newest machine. I’ve had it for less than a month, but I’m already wishing I had purchased it much sooner. It does a wonderful job finishing hems on knitted garments. It can also be used on woven items also.