.A very simple design with a hidden button hole placket.
After reading through the instructions i made my own translation and replaced the BurdaStyle type instructions and worked with what i was familiar with. But the placket really gave me trouble and so did the yoke. Despite the challenges i have turned out a great top. So i will go back in time and walk you through the sewing of my top.
To start, in my stash was a bout 2 1/2 yards of 45" Shirting. This shirting is red or pink with white weaved thru it. It has a sheen to it and does not have stretch. I do remember buying this in 2008 from the Joann Fabrics Red Tag table during a 1/2 off sale. i purchased white, black & white and this pink/red color. The fabric reminds me of something very expensive and i suspect it is a polyester rayon mix because when a thread pulls you can see the effect in the fabric.
My inspiration for this challenge were two items. The first was this fantastic Vogue shirt by a fellow pattern review contributor cleverkitty (click here to see it) and two this Foxcroft shirt from Nordstrom.
I LUV these shirts and in Cincinnati you can only find them at Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack. These shirts do not wrinkle are are extremely comfortable. So i went looking for a pattern. In my stash were several button down shirts i had two from McCall's, Perfect Fit by Patti Palmer series, I had several out of print Vogue. But this shirt for Burdastyle Plus Magazine Fall 2008 really caught my eye. It's been a while since i have stitched up a Burda Style pattern but thought why not challenge yourself even more. For this pattern i traced a size 20, but after the alterations i should have traced something like a 14 or 16. But again i am still trying to figure out my alterations now that i have lost 62 pounds.
That's it for now. I will post more later.
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