I actually ended up sewing them down flat as she thought the normal way was too ruffly. This top took a lot of work over Friday, Sunday and Monday and I sewed the last button on at around 8:30 last night.
This child looked at me and said, "I don't think I'll wear it tomorrow."
Her brother said to her, "uhmm. Do you see mom's face?" :-)
She was worried about getting it dirty. I reminded her it's a cotton shirt and we have a washer and dryer!!!
(happy face!)
Particulars:
*50/50 cotton/poly fabric from FabricMart
*Buttons from stash (the top and bottom are actually slightly smaller. I didn't have enough of the larger ones and figured the first button would never be closed and the last one will be mired in skirt gathers!)
Adjustments:
*In a moment of genius, I decided to band the bottom so I wouldn't have to hem it! Woohoo!
*Removed the tower placket and cuffs on the sleeves and inserted elastic (LOVE this!)
*Adjusted the bottom of the button band so it ended at the skirt.
*Sewed the tucks flat instead of as you would for traditional pintucks
*shortened the sleeves
*Sewed the tucks flat instead of as you would for traditional pintucks
*shortened the sleeves
When I was attaching the skirt, my husband looked and said, "WHAT is that going to look like when it's done??!" with this...face.
When it was assembled and just needed buttons, she tried it on and my son asked her, "You WANT that? Like, you're going to WEAR that? To school? All day??"
The boys were non too impressed with the oversized top. I was on the fence until it was washed (all the yellow and blue markings removed) and pressed.
Pretty proud of my work on this one and she loves it!!
