Villains Shirt

[ceep (Carol)]

Pattern: Simplicity 9818
Fabric: Villains Grid

I was looking for a new raglan sleeve pattern for wovens but, WOW, this pattern. I hated every minute of it.

Before I started, I checked the finished width at the waist as printed on the pattern, because I usually need to add a little at the waist. What it SAYS on the pattern would have been fine, but I thought the pattern looked smaller than that, so I measured it to be sure. Huh: I got a measurement 4" smaller than is stated on the pattern. FOUR INCHES?? (10 cm). Measured again. Scratched my head. Measured again. What the actual? Checked out pattern reviews and everyone says–Oh, the waistline is a disaster, be sure to check before you sew. Great. Added four inches to the side seams, which made the pattern look very very strange.

This is what is says. This is a lie.

Well, long story short, I ended up taking out every single waistline dart, all eight of them, and cutting off what I had added.

The neckline is chokingly high (I cut it lower.) The collar is too wide. (Did not fix that yet.) The sleeves are absolutely enormous so I took out two inches of width and made regular sleeves instead of puffed sleeves.

After all the noodling, I do like the fit, so that’s a plus. I have a hard time with raglan styles, in general. I’ll probably try it again, with a smaller collar.

This is the fabric.

Pattern matching? Of course. Deliberate choice of which characters would be visible on the lapel turn back? Indeed.

[Manders]

This is so cool! Great job!

Can we stop to appreciate that Atilla the Hun is on there!

[ceep (Carol)]

I had to look it up :). Shan Yu is the leader of the Huns in Mulan, but not supposed to be Attila exactly?

(I didn’t choose this fabric–someone gave it to me. My Disney knowledge is somewhat patchy.)

[Manders]

You’re right! My bad, I thought they were the same.

Either way, it’s cool that he’s on the shirt. I don’t see him on much merch.

[gozer (Becca)]

It took me a moment when you said “WOW, this pattern. I hated every minute of it.” Because it came out so well. You really turned it around into something great.

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

Nice job, especially with all the fussing you had to do! Your pattern matching skills are unequaled! Fun fabric (as usual)! I bet the kids at school love you!!

[AudiobookLover]

WOW! I’m impressed and glad that you persevered - this shirt is so well done! Thank goodness for your pattern matching skills, a grid like this needs to be matched up.

[ceep (Carol)]

Heck yeah. It would look terrible if it were wonky.

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

I admit that I’m a little tense after reading all that you had to do to make the pattern work, but wow did you make it work! And even with all that the pattern matching is on point. I do rather wish I could have seen your magic matching with the darts in place!

[Edel]

The shirt is wonderful -as is everything you do, but the fabric!!!

[gozer (Becca)]

Congrats! This shirt may have been a struggle to make, but it easily made our FEATURED PROJECTS!!!

[MamaRhi (Rhiannon)]

Wow, what a great shirt! You worked some serious pattern skills making that work. It turned out fabulous!

[irid3sc3nt (Carissa 🎃)]

Nice! It looks perfect. I was looking at the villains and trying to figure out a few. I don’t think Beast is really a villain. He could easily be replaced with Scar. That guy was a Villain.

[CatwithSevenToes (Charles)]

Whoa! Now that would be an awesome idea for my son…I wonder if there is a MCU Villains cloth…Stop it…Need a place to sew first, heh!

[ceep (Carol)]

@CatwithSevenToes there is but it’s not in little blocks: