Finally got around to sewing this shirt (and sewing in general). I used a Deer & Doe pattern, the same pattern that I used to sew a previous blouse (that included a collar!).
I really like this lightweight seersucker fabric that I bought for my birthday with a fabric.com gift card that I received. This fabric is just right for a summer workday because it is hot and humid outside the building but very cold in the office. This is a good transitional temperature shirt with it being cute and comfortable to boot!
Blood and sweat literally went into this blouse. It is not a difficult blouse to sew actually but I did have my first sewing injury the evening I started sewing this.
I had finished the bodice and was on to sew the sleeves onto the shirt. I was not being as careful as I should be and was trying to sew closer to the edge.... then the machine ate my thumb.
My thumb was obviously too close because before long I had a broken sewing machine needle in completely through the top of my thumb. I swiftly got it out, cleaned up and rested. I'll spare you the details but I got paranoid that I didn't get it all out as it had broken in half so I went to the urgent care to get it x-rayed to make sure. Thankfully, I had an hour before the urgent care closed... also thankful that I have health insurance.
As I left, the receptionist was funny and called out "now you can get back to sewing!" to which I responded.... "maybe not today"
I did get back to it the next evening to finish the shirt though then wore it to work the next day. Thumb is still a little sore, but it's healing really well. I'm very fortunate it wasn't worse, which is why I urge you all to be very careful. Sewing can be very dangerous! There are a lot of sharp objects involved in this art.
Was the shirt worth it? I think it was certainly worth the lesson to be extra careful, and it turned out nice :)
Be safe and be happy, everybody!
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