My beloved has her own unique sense of style. Surf shirts have always been among her favourites, and in recent weeks I’ve mended a couple of soft, well worn rayon surf shirts whose buttons have pulled right through the fabric, or have worn into holes in random places. In the past I made a surf short complete with an underwater scene includign sharks (needless to say, chosen by her good self). Her friend inherited a substantial quantity of fabric, and thought of Sal when she saw this high quality cotton fabric with its classic hibiscus and frangipani print.
This is my go-to short pattern, McCall’s 9579 in M. And if I might say so myself, my best ever attempt at pattern matching (the vanishing pocket). It was chosen as part of her outfit for a recent big celebration in her family. Need I say more?
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Excellent job. BTW when you were repairing the torn button placket on the rayon shirts did you reinforce and then restitch or replace it completely. I ask because my partner has also been buying up a lot of these shirts lately. The quality is quite variable, but luckily he’s found several well made cotton ones recently.
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The placket had been created by folding over the front edge, and I had no way to match the fabric. So I reinforced the front edge with a new hidden layer and restitched. The quality is highly variable, but clearly the softness of the fabric, especially once well washed and worn, is part of the attraction!
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Very good taste in shirts! Have always loved what here are usually called Hawaiian shirts. Fabulous job with the invisible pocket…which I cannot find.
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It’s a pocket triumph! Thank you so much.
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