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So, I came home & went thru the remnants of my fabric from West Africa, and found one piece that I thought would be good for the contrast. The problem was finding main color to show off the wax print. I didn't have any, or not nearly enough; my source for West African prints (G Street) didn't have any, so I broke down & bought some Marimekko (on sale at Crate & Barrel outlets) for my friend, and a very tiny print for his little boy. (There was no way I could make dad a shirt without making a tiny one, too!)
Oh, and they are both from vintage patterns! For you #vintagepledge sewists out there! Simplicity 6693 is the men's pattern, and McCall's 7456 is the boy's pattern (I made version E).
Above is the back of the little boy's shirt. I was especially pleased how the diamond design worked (and look at how well the collar matches!). This is some crazy fabric! I was cutting everything from the same piece, but there are so many different designs, I was able to get lots of different looks from it.
And here is the dad's shirt. The wax print looks amazing with the Marimekko, huh?!
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Because this is the fabric that keeps on giving, I was able to find plenty of 'centerpieces' to use on the front & back yokes.
One thing I really worried about was fitting. Our friend is a much different shape than the Roommate (besides being 20 yrs younger!), so I knew that my current pattern wouldn't work. So, said friend took off the shirt he was wearing, in the restaurant & gave it to me (he had a t-shirt on underneath)! I did lots of measuring of that shirt then re-traced the whole pattern, incorporating those measurements, onto a different set of pieces. (Next post will be about storing those pattern pieces.)
A few more detail shots below.
And, my friend, modeling his new shirt. I was so pleased...I sent it to his office & he didn't wait 'til he got home to try it on, instead sending me a picture from work. (I'm the same way, I still wear new shoes home from the store whenever possible!) I'm thrilled!
Fabulous, I totally love how funky this is! Have now added to the dedicated Pinterest board http://www.pinterest.com/stitchodyssey/vintage-sewing-pattern-pledge/
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