Gordon Gartrell 2011

Oh goodness I jinxed myself with the previous post, lol!! My drafted bodice with sleeves did end up looking like Theo's "Gordon Gartrell" shirt. I didn't sew the bodice to the skirt which was fine. I wasn't concerned with the raw edges either since the purpose was ensuring a proper fit. Several errors here: the skirt is about a size too large and I'll need to take it up; the same goes for the bodice. ****Sigh**** Big issue with the sleeves. My brain is fried from working on this for 3 days and I'm going to have to seek help me learn to correct the problem. I'm not exactly sure why the sleeves turned out okay on my tunic, but not on the fit pattern. So I'll to go ahead and proceed with my summer project since it is sleeveless, but I'll need instruction on making the sleeve corrections.

Progress

Simplicity Pattern 4149

My Serger and Sewing Machine

Well I did more than anticipated today and moving closer towards finishing this tunic. I knew I was working on this garment mainly for practice, but I was actually hoping to possibly wear it. I dunno. We'll see how it all turns out. Today I worked on the sleeves and finished the raw seam allowances. I'm becoming more and more comfortable with my sewing machine and serger and I've affectionately named Margarita and Beulah LOL! Okay, the next challenge will be to attach the sleeves. I had to pray to comprehend the simple stitching of the sleeves, but now I will need to pray for comprehension when I actually attach and ease them into the armholes here in the next day or so. Here's what I'll have to decipher:

Step 1
Turn sleeve RIGHT side out. Hold garment WRONG side out with armhole toward you. With RIGHT sides together, pin sleeve to armhole edge with center small dot at shoulder seam, matching underarm seams and remaining small dots. Pull up ease stitches to fit. To distribute fullness evenly, slide fabric along bobbin threads until there are no puckers or tucks on the seam line. Baste. Stitch. Stitch 1/8" (3mm) from first stitiching. Trim seam below notches close to stitching. Press only the seam allowance, shrinking out fullness.

Step 2

Press up hem. Press under 1/4" (6mm) on raw edge. Stitch hem in place. Press under 5/8" (1.5 cm) on slit opening edges. Pres under 1/4" (6mm) on raw edge; stitch, squaring stitching above opening.

What the what??!! It somewhat made a bit of sense being that I've done this only a couple of times long ago. I'm having fun with this, but Lord help me please.