It's been four years since I bought this pattern, thinking - the size 7s
aren't that far away...since I was sewing size 6s then. Well, we're
finally there *ha* but maybe a bit beyond. Esme is eight, now - but her
measurements aren't far off from this pattern. I did have to add an
inch and a half to the shirt sleeve for comfort that she wouldn't grow
out of the shirt tomorrow.
in size 7, shirt without collar
The pattern is from 1974.
I made view 1 long sleeved shirt, but did not do the collar. I have this thing I do with facing and turning over the front edge into a collar-like creature. Esme said the shirt looked like a blazer, to her. She had wanted the heart buttons on I think the watermelon backpack project - but they really didn't fit or have any purpose there. So, she was happy when I said this was a project they could work in.
I finished it last night and she wore it to bed like a pajama shirt. I promised her I can make a pair of pink cotton pants to go with it and maybe she can even wear it at a sleepover later this year.
If I made another one I'd make the tails a little longer. The nice thing about shirts is that if they fit well in the breast and armhole areas - you can alter the length of sleeve and front as much as you want.
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