Reversible Shirt -- Butterick 6218

Butterick 6218

A multi-option t-shirt,

where you make the decision

of which side to wear as the front

and which as the back.

Your choice of 'front' or 'back' --

the flat hemmed side with the buttons

or the other side with the angled hem?

Butterick 6218

This side of the t-shirt looks just as good

on the front as on the back.

My version of Butterick 6218

Some days I like the angle in the front.

Some days I like the straight hem

in the front.

I opted to add some contrast

hand stitching rather than buttons

to this grey and black version I made for myself.

Butterick 6218

This is a very fun pattern

to play with color-blocking.

Butterick 6218

Ideal for stripes as well.

Butterick 6218

A natural for combining

some of those large scraps

you've been hanging on to.

I lay out all the pattern pieces

and play with variations of color,

print and motif.

When I find a pleasing layout

I tape a fabric clipping to

each corresponding pattern piece.

Then I sort them by color/print/motif

 so I can cut out all the pieces 

for each fabric choice at the same time.

It's like creating a fabric puzzle.

You might note that each of the shirts

on the pattern envelope

fits the model slightly differently.

This is due to the fluid nature of knits...

Each t-shirt version was cut 

from exactly the same pattern pieces.

Some knits will shrink as you iron them.

Some knits will stretch as you use them.

You never know.
Knits are like your cat --
you love them 
but you're never sure what they're going to do.


All fabrics used are from
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Versatile Dress -- Butterick 6213

Butterick 6213

There's an ease and comfort to this dress 

accentuated by an asymmetrical line

of a zipper or buttons.

Actually the buttons are 

much easier to do than I thought.

In the past I've let myself be intimidated

by a row of small buttons.

And, they were exactly the right thing here

so I put on my 'detail' hat,

pinned the loops in place,

stitched them into the seam

and sewed on the buttons

while I watched a movie one night.

Easy peasy.

If you can find a zipper

that separates on both ends

you can play with the best look

of open or closed

to go with your mood of the day or night.

The left side of the zipper

(or button loops) 

fits easily into the seam allowance.

The zipper's right side

(or your buttons) 

stitches smoothly onto the fabric 

when you have fused on a strip of interfacing

to stabilize the back of fabric.

Fusible tape on right center front piece (pocket on top right).

This photo shows the tape

fused to the seam lines 

on the wrong side of 

one of the red dress's center front pieces.

Fusible web goes behind right side of separating zipper or row of buttons.

You will want to place fusible interfacing

behind the zipper or buttons,

in and out

of the seam lines.

I like to baste the zipper in place

before machine stitching 

so it doesn't move

(which makes me crazy).

Jan asked me straight off if she could

eliminate the zipper 

and the buttons

to keep the dress simple.

Of course.

Simply stitch everything together

where the zipper or buttons would go.

The options are all yours.

Please send me photos 

of your variations.

I love to see what you do!

The line drawing shows how flattering the dress is.

Butterick 6213 zipper version.

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come from MarcyTilton.com

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Her hidden hits of beauty.

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