The white shirt

I completely finished and wore my white shirt to dinner the other night. I really liked it, but I'm going to tell you there was something seriously wrong with the back facing. The front is faced with the button plackard facing that runs up to the shoulders and should attach to the back facing. The front facings fit very nicely. But the back was wrong. You were instructed to cut one on fold, but when I started to attach it to the back it was too big. By almost - but not quite - twice. I rechecked my piece both for cutting directions and size, but I did it right. So I cut it down to fit the neck edge and left enough of the curve - I thought. But when I was all done the neck wouldn't lay flat. I tried cutting wedges out and it still just wasn't a pretty fit. I finally cut the whole back facing out (no pics of this ugly fix) and called it done. A quick hem and I was finished and posing in front of the apartment. I want it noted that I AM WEARING SHOES! Sandels, maybe, but they are SHOES. It fits nicely (I had to add my usual 2" above the waist). This was a fun wear and now that I know the back facing is off - a quick sew. Easy options for different looks. Remember this was 90% off fabric. The bias tape was more expensive than the fabric. And don't get me started on the awesome buttons that will be reused when this shirt becomes history.

My New Home machine behaved beautifully during this entire operation. Beautiful stitches, forward and backward and nice buttonholes. YEA! This was, by far, the best $13.57 I ever spent.

The pants? Yuck. I hate these things. They're RTW, Ann Taylor, I think. And just fugly. Their only redeeming value is the cut embroidery on the hem.