"Plackets Aren't That Hard," They Said.

Flannel

Creating my flannel started out  hard, and also ended hard. I had to cut out so many pattern pieces! At first they wouldn't fit correctly and I kept having to move them around. It was so tedious! Some of the hardest aspects of this garment was the fact that I had to create things for a shirt that I've never had to create before. I had to make plackets, set-in sleeves, a collar, and don't even get me started about the button holes....

My Classy Skirt

This was the easier of my projects. I only had to cut a few pattern pieces. The worst part about this garment was trying to figure out what the directions were saying. They had me baste things multiple times and pull out the strings and a lot of the directions I really didn't even need to follow because they were irrelevant. But it's finally finished and I can wear it to work which will feel really cool and rewarding.

Cuff 'Em!

Wait, please, don't actually cuff anyone. No one needs to be arrested over some cuffs...

Fold-up Cuff

Button Cuff

Band Cuff

Stand Clear of Anyone With a Popped Collar

Flat collar

A disturbing rolled collar.

Shirt collar

Standing collar

Seemingly Seamless Sleeves

Kimono Sleeve

Set- In sleeve

Ugh isn't he so hot with his rolled sleeves? 

XYZ (Examine Your Zipper)

No not that kind of closure! I'm talking buttons and zippers!

Invisible Zipper

Creating an invisible zipper seems really challenging but I actually found it surprisingly self explanatory. You have to get a special foot for your sewing machine. After getting the foot you pin your zipper to your fabric where you want to install the zipper and make sure its unzipped as far as possible. Put the zipper side in the groove of your special foot and sew away! Do the same on the other side of the zipper.

 

Lapped zipper! Commonly found on pants, skirts and dresses. 

Hello again, jeans! Here's an example of a fly-front zipper. 

Tucks, Tucks, and More Tucks

On the top, spaced tucks, and on the bottom, blind tucks.

Pin tucks.

On Wednesdays, We Wear Pleats.

Okay, okay. I know its not the right quote. But who doesn't love pleats? 

On the left, an inverted pleat. Created by pulling right sides together and sewing. These pleats are commonly seen on cheerleading skirts! On the left, a boxed pleat. pull the wrong sides of the fabric together and sew across. These can be seen on the back of men's dress shirts and other places. 

Knife pleats!