I Made Another Shirt!

I am totally loving my new shirt.

I made this from 100 Acts of Sewing's Shirt No. 1 pattern, with fabric from the Ebb and Flow line from Moda and Janet Clare. I had the fabric in my stash for a while- I bought a yard which is the most I usually buy of quilting fabric- and when I was "shopping" my stash a few weeks ago I pulled it out and realized it had to be a shirt. Which also meant I needed more, so luckily I was able to find another yard on Etsy and thus could make myself a nice blouse.

I had originally planned to make my first Shirt No. 1 with a Tula Pink fabric but I'm still nervous to cut into that! Anyway I just love this so much. I love whales, and this will be perfect for summer and remind me of the beach, Nantucket, Salem, and Hawaii all at once. The most important places in my life are connected to the sea. 

When I made the muslin for this I made a medium which fits well but I thought it was too short. It's designed for a boxy fit (the muslin was practically a square) and fell at the high hip on me. I like my shirts to fall at mid-to-low-hip so when I made this version I lengthened it to a 3X length to give me lots of wiggle room then hemmed it to where I liked it. I'm super happy with it and I know it will get a lot of wear. 

Now I'm waiting for some more fabric to arrive from eBay for my next version of this versatile and comfy basic.