My modification of a Lutterloh basic shirt pattern to emulate McCalls 2208. Unfortunately the pattern itself was so difficult to try and alter to fit me that I just decided to modify the neckline of my TNT Lutterloh shirt to look like the McCalls. It didn't take too much. I cut a nice facing for the entire neckline after folding back the neckline of the Lutterloh pattern and tracing the resultant neckline from the bottom of one edge to the bottom of the other. I had to make a back facing and two front to shoulder facings. Made them nice and wide and that was a good idea. Sewed up well and fitting was good. I wanted it high enough to wear as a shirt or as a jacket. The buttons are nice shaded grey-brownish ones I got on sale at Joanns last year.
The fabric is postage stamps I got on sale several years ago at our wonderful local fabric shop now gone. A print like this requires a plain no-nonsense pattern if you don't want to look really busy. Here is the picture of the McCalls again to compare. The neckline is a bit lower than I wanted mine to be, and I think the whole project turned out well. I have also finished the tropical print skirt but no pictures yet. I am behind in my pics-for-blogging. Have been working on the quilt as well, and finished all the blocks.
5 comments:
Looks great and I love the postage stamp fabric!
Thanks Trinity! I couldn't pass it up, having been a stamp collector for the majority of my life! :) And the fabric is so nice to work with - really quality cotton that works up so nicely. I miss my local quality fabric store.
Mc + Lutt = Fab. That looks so comfortable. I love the postage stamp fabric.
Love it! Perfect fabric for the pattern, and you got a great fit. It takes talent to merge two patterns from different companies and achieve anything that looks even remotely like either of them.
Perfect use for the fun fabric! This is a great wardrobe builder piece; now that you have it perfected I am sure you will make it again.
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