March Challenge (#1).........Mccall's 6035

As per my earlier post, I am now working on my March challenge. I am planning on making about 10 garments this month... So here is the first, I used my wearable muslin to make this shirt in another beautiful checks fabric.

 

Needs real pressing 

Close-up 

Arm-hole finishing

Remember I said I didn't make any alteration on the muslin, but with this version I made a few, and here they are:

(1) I reduced the sleeve cuff by 1"
(2) Removed 0.5" for the neck band
(3) Removed 0.5" from the collar
(4)Bond the armhole with bias tape

Alterations (2, 3) were necessary because when I measured the collar on one of my RTWs, the band was 1" and the collar was 1.5" but this pattern had excess. I am so glad I reduced the collar, I wouldn't have liked it. On my next pair I am going to remove another 0.5" from the collar. Overall, I love this shirt, great wardrobe builder but  I am so much in love with the colour, a  stretch cotton  fabric I got from Fabric land.

Enjoy!!!!!!! And more later

Aminat