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Shapely shirt turned out sort of wearable. The cotton/lycra blend is too stiff and thick so it's a bit buggy to wear (as in, "it bugs me"--this was my little sister's mantra from the time she was about 5 years old. She had some cute clothes she wouldn't wear because they bugged her. She is still unbelieveably picky about how she feels in the clothes she wears. I understand. I'm the same way.) Also, because it has no drape darts are way too pointy.

And there's some stand-up collar/shoulder thing happening here, too. If the fabric weren't so stiff it'd be falling down my back and REALLY bugging me.

shapely shirt

I sewed enough of the click 'n sew blouse together to know that it's (another) wadder. In order to get this fit thing straightened out once and for all, I'm starting from square one. I've got a fitting shell pattern and Fit for Real People and I'm going to follow all of the steps to make a fitting shell.

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Anonymous said…
Hey! I resemble those remarks!


Signed,
Your loving little seestor :-)
xoxox

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