Matte Jersey Knitt Dress

Sewing class is almost done. I am working on my last requirement of the class which is to use a knit fabric. Started this project last week and it is moving along fairly quickly, although stretch fabrics are a little bit of a challenge. Only one major mistake made and that was because I wasn't paying attention. I basted the right side of the skirt to the wrong side of the midriff . Thankfully I only had to pull out the basting stitches otherwise I would probably be ripping out stitches for a week. Will post pictures as soon as I get some taken.

McCall's dress pattern M6109.

Men's Dress Shirt

Found this great blog called Male Pattern Boldness a few weeks ago. Blogger Peter Lappin recently hosted a Men's Shirt Sew-Along, which unfortunately I missed. But, I was inspired by all the fabulous shirts and decided to give a try. So here is my try. It was not as complicated as I thought it would be. I thought the collar would be the most challenging part, but in the end it was the sleeves that gave me trouble. I had to rip the seam out about four times. I used McCall's Pattern 6044. I am planning on making a long sleeved version and would treat the seams differently next time.

PS. I do get credit in my sewing class for the collar.