This is the shirt I made for our youngest for a Christmas present. The funny thing about making this shirt was that I cut it out and made it up with absolutely no attempt at secrecy whatsoever, and it was still a surprise to him when he opened up his present! Luckily a happy surprise… Yah, Sam is not particularly observant of or interested in my sewing projects, but will sometimes grudgingly give approval or advice when pressed.
This shirt is just the thing for his style. Sort of conservative, but with the youthful twist. He currently likes to look a tiny bit cool, but not really. Sorta hip while still wanting some invisibility. Just… well, a teenager.
The fabric is cotton check, a bit scrunchy and randomly creased like Tim’s, but is not stretchy and was correspondingly a lot easier to work with. In fact I love this fabric.
I used the old faithful Burda 7767, with the following modifications; the addition of two bias cut breast pockets with shaped bias cut flaps, shorter sleeves, added sleeve tabs and shoulder tabs, a longer curved hemline, and the use of silver snaps in lieu of buttons throughout. I also later added an iron motif, like I did for Tim’s shirt, but this isn’t in the photo I took on Christmas Day here, because … oh, kind of long story. Basically when we were in Spotlight choosing Tim’s motif (Tim was still away working) I asked Sam which one he liked the best. He promptly and without hesitation chose a square motif with a sailing ship, which was quite cute but I also knew would not look cool on the shirt I was making. I felt the rearing lion one would look really good. So I secretly bought this one as well, and slipped them both in the pocket of the shirt when I wrapped it for Sam to decide. And then he chose the rearing lion too… so I put the rearing lion on and we still have the sailing ship for some other shirt down the track…
This motif is from the same horoscope collection as Tim’s raging bull; similarly Sam is no more a Leo than Tim is a Taurus… but look at us, defying the system…
I’m a Libra, but I’ve always felt a bit gypped at the mundanity of being represented by an inanimate object; a pair of scales, for heavens’ sake. The other signs get all this cool stuff like bulls, scorpions, entwining fish and other interesting and/or virile animals, or cool centaurs, beautiful girls, water bearing maidens… the stuff of myth and legend; romantic fables of old. Scales. I ask you… What’s more, I’ve just looked up Libra and, well thank you Wikipedia, found it described as “fairly faint, with no first magnitude stars”. Just couldn’t sound more lame… as if we weren’t struggling with the whole stigma of a kitchen-device-as-our-mascot already…
Excuse my rambling, hehe. I’m going to go and chill out with some fabric now.
Wonderful shirt for your son.
Happy New Year!
Another perfect shirt. The details on each shirt make them look all so different but yet you use the same pattern…so well done 🙂
The shirt looks perfect on him, and for him!
May your sewing in 2011 be as fantastic as 2010.
You seem to capture the teen spirit flawlessly. Awesome shirt!
Another excellent shirt. Your family is very well dressed.
The perfect shirt ! With a tiny bit of Whimsy, extremely cool!
Love your creative work.
~Heart~
Elise
Lovely shirt. That is my go-to mens' shirt pattern, too, but I only have one man to sew for.
Another beautiful, beautiful shirt! It really is all in the details.
Another great shirt! You really are a master of that pattern now 🙂
I'm a Libra too, and I always felt annoyed that we got scales. If they really had to pick an inanimate object for Libra, surely it could have been something slightly dangerous!
I was wondering where the gift for the third one was. I like the addition of the sleeve tabs, shoulder tabs, bias pockets – all something that can make the same pattern seem new or different. I'm a Libra too but never thought about the scales, huh. Not that I pay much attention to it 🙂
Love it! Those pockets are adorable! I'm also loving the little patch. Horoscope, shmoroscope!
Any advice on those button snaps? Do you use a snap setter?