Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sis Boom's Ethan Shirt Flipped

The lovely ladies over at Frances Suzanne are doing their FLIP series again and this month was for a pattern that I've been eyeing for some time.
So with the incentive of a discount code, I bought myself the pattern, Ethan Shirt for Boys by Sis Boom and...
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flipped it into something much more girly.
Here is my FLIP of the Ethan Shirt...a collared tunic in a mix of fabrics.
The blue is poplin, with red with white polka dots cotton woven for the pocket and inside the collar stand and then a very soft, cherry printed knit for the tunic skirt and sleeves. The buttons are these really cool vintage ones from my stash.
As for the changes, I made the bodice by the pattern, chopping it off at the chest, just below the pocket placement.
I rounded off the collar, to make it a little more feminine and added some red stitching around the edge before attaching it, for some contrast.
I cut the inside of the collar stand out of some contrasting fabric as well for a fun pop of color.
The big change was adding the 'skirt' and making it tunic length. I made the skirt all one piece and over lapped it in the back. To do this I measured the front and back width, adding the back width in again to get the overlap. Then before I attached it I lettuce ruffled the edge of the knit in red thread and rounded the back corners.
The sleeves are out of the knit as well. I used the sleeve pattern piece and just cut them the length I wanted and lettuce ruffled the edge in red thread. I had originally planned on making a cuff at the upper arm out of the blue and the red, but I just didn't like the way it looked...to busy for a comfy tunic.
This was the first time I sewed a Sis Boom pattern and I was impressed with the way it was written and how the shirt came together. The pattern had some new to me techniques/way of doing things, which was a fun change of pace and I learned something new.
I love how the tunic turned out and Clara loves how comfortable it is. It's perfect to wear with shorts and will be great to wear with leggings in the winter.

6 comments:

  1. So cute!! You are so very talented!

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  2. It's a great pattern, for boys and girls and going up to size 14 you should be able to get a lot of use out of it. Clever changes you made on this one.

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  3. Very pretty! Love the tunic idea and knit fabric too. Great job!

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  4. NICE!! Love the lettuce edging AND vintage buttons!! It DOES look comfortable and great for an active child...

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  5. I LOVE your changes!! I have always been a chicken to mix wovens and knits, but you totally did it and it looks great!
    ~Michelle

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  6. The tunic sure does look comfy. Love the colours and the fabrics combo.

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