Bookshelf Shirt

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bookshelf shirt
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I love these 3D-look fabrics.

Pattern: McCalls 6864 / Butterick 6848

Fabric: 3d blue floral bookshelf from purpleseamstress fabric, scaled to 12" repeat.

I used 1 yard of print on demand fabric for the body, and a fat half of coordinating fabric for the sleeves.

Notice I managed NOT to get a flower right on the bust points. Yes, I did plan it that way:

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Mostly serged. The hems were stabilized with wash-away hem tape and then sewn with a double needle on my regular sewing machine. I do use a walking foot for knits.

Next picture shows the horizontal shelves matching at the side seams. If I had had more fabric I would have used a diferent vertical for the center back than I did for the center front, to not have this less than fantastic close repeat of the design at the side seam.

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That fabric is awesome and the shirt came out great!

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Looks great. Good job! :blush:

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I love it!

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Beautifully done! Of course! :star_struck:

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I like the plain sleeves with the busy print but would have loved to see you match shoulder seams :smiley: I probably wouldn’t have though about flower placement on the front until after it was finished and they were in bad places.

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That was strictly an economic decision. The custom print is $20 a yard!

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Unfortunately that’s a common price here for material.

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This came out great!!!

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Wow…seeing your layout really brings home the level of planning involved. I love the finished result.

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The “avoid this area” circles ;).

Because it can be printed at any scale, I like to try it out at different sizes to see what I like, and what works best.

Then, when the fabric arrives, I already know where the center front is going to go. It speeds up my process.

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Congratulations! This fun short is a FEATURED PROJECT! :tada: :tada:
Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

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Again, you are the master. I am always in awe!

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Beautiful fabric, and the shirt fits you so well! Great work!