Settled in & Sewin'

So, after the 'excitement' of ceiling repair and room relocation, I finally felt like sewing human-size things this weekend.  (Doll-size things have been sporadically sewn since moving to this new room.)

I started by shortening a thrifted skirt and repairing a torn dress, then, at around 3 o'clock on Saturday, deciding hey, there's black thread in the machine, why not go ahead and make that simple shell shirt from that mere yard you bought of the witch cameo print from JoAnn Fabric's Halloween selection this year? (OK, maybe the thought didn't exactly flow like that...)

I used Simplicity 3263 (from 1950) again

this time going with view 4,  without the collar detail.  As I mentioned, I had only one yard of the print--it's possible I could have also squeezed the collar out of that yard, but, honestly, I wanted to have a bit of the print left to use for other projects.  That means I used a contrast print for the facings, too...and I made the facings all-in-one pieces, which I attached in a variation of the WRONG WRONG WRONG way I detailed before (I sewed the arm holes first this time, which made the 'flip it right-sides-together without actually turning it inside-out' bit at least seem easier...although...there's no physical reason it actually should be...)

And here it is!

I tried making a lapped zipper again, and, like many other vintage sewing enthusiasts, I think I may be a convert.

I haven't tried it on yet, letting my previous experiences with this same pattern bolster my confidence about little things like 'fit.'  Besides, I don't have a skirt that I think would look just right with it.

I may have to make that, too.