Here is an long-unblogged t-shirt in action. It is a Jalie 2805 made up in a rib knit. Initially I made it in a hurry the night before I went on a trip to Sydney. I was worried that I did not have enough warm clothing, so I rummaged through the stash. I quickly checked that I had enough fabric and then started cutting....only, you know how Jalie uses symmetrical sleeves and only gives you half the sleeve pattern? Turns out that I did not have enough fabric. I had already sewn the bodice, so I scrimped and went for elbow length sleeves and added a cuff. One of my sons pointed out that one sleeve was longer than the other. I insisted that it just appeared that way because I have one shoulder and arm stronger than the other. Uh-uh. When I had the luxury of time in my hotel room, I found out that one sleeve was about 2 inches longer than the other!! I wore it that way all weekend and fixed it up when I got home. Several months later I decided that I didn't 'wear this shirt because the neck binding was a bit too long, so I took the back half of the binding off, shortened and re-attached it. So it took a few re-sews, but now it is getting worn regularly.
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It looks great now!
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