A Cozy Shirt

I always like to stow away a couple of projects in my bag whenever I go out of town.  Trust me, it's better this way. (If I don't bring one, I'll probably start one.) So, believe it or not, Cozy needed shirts. (I know! Kids just keep growing!) This blue shirt is patterned after a shirt of Sofia's (that I love).

I got to sew it on one of Wanda's vintage Singers. (...in her pimped-out sewing room.)

It was pretty simple. I started with the shirt shape and some strips of fabric.

Gathered the strips.

I sewed the first one on upside down to hide the seam.

Flip. See?

Then ya' flip it back up to sew on the next strip.

Once they were all on....

...I sewed the back to the front, just at the shoulders.



Laziness. Since I cut the neck out with pinking sheers, I just tucked the neckline under and sewed it. Hey, it works.



I sewed the sleeves in, with a little pleating in the middle,

pinned the sides together,

and sewed it up.

Ta-da!

...and she's still one of the cleverest, cutest things I've ever made.