Polka Dot Granville

Pattern: Sewaholic Granville

Fabric: cotton batiste

Notions: fusible interfacing.  (I did not go the shirtmaking way.) 9 1/2" buttons.

Notes:
For this version, I cut size 10 through the chest and waist, and an 8 in the hips--my new usual.  And I straightened out the side seam shaping a bit.
 For the sleeves, since I already knew they'd need some help, I used my altered sleeve from the Oakridge blouse, and blended the two pattern pieces together. For what it's worth, the cap and bicep looked pretty similar to the size 12 in height and width. The sleeve cap curve was curvier, though.

It's worth (I guess) noting that I didn't use the sleeve placket included in the pattern. Instead I used the Threads placket, which I already rock at.  It took a bit to get figured out, but I own those suckers now. Honestly, I could put sleeve plackets on everything.

Unfortunately, it made the sleeve a little too long for the cuff, which called for a last minute teeny tiny pleat right before the underlap.  Which I steadfastly refused to take pictures of.  So there.
Swap out the placket at your own risk.

I flat felled all the seams, (except the armscyes), so the insides really do look nice.
Unfortunately, on the back panel, I trimmed the wrong seam allowance, and ended up having to press the seams toward the sides instead of the center back.

And that is just between you and me and anyone else lucky enough to notice.
(I'm betting we'll be a small, select group.)



Getting real life pictures proved difficult.  The "best" pictures turned out without using the flash.
I am including this only because I literally laughed out loud when I saw it.  I think this was right in the middle of a conversation about the flash settings, but it honestly may have been about anything.  Including whose turn it was to scoop poop in the back yard.

Also, it's been too hot to wear a long-sleeved shirt.  And by the time everyone is settled in the evening (after dinner, after playing, after BMX), the sun is setting, and I think, 'oh well, maybe tomorrow...", and then a week goes by.

These pictures were after we got home from an evening out, and I threw on the shirt for pictures.  Please know that I do not usually wear long-sleeved button-down shirts with shorts.

And this is what we got with the flash.  This picture was taken within 5 minutes of the one above, and we all know the sun doesn't set that fast.

In anycase, I like this shirt.
 I like the fabric, I like the pattern, I like all the little finicky parts of sewing a button-down shirt.  There are a couple of things I might want to tweak for the next-time, and there are a couple of wobbly sewing bits, but overall, this is a good shirt.

That'll do.