A Shirt!

I finished my HB's batik shirt yesterday.  I based it on the Laughing Moon informal shirt pattern, because it already fit him relatively well and because I really, really liked the collar.

 

(Those are the organic cotton denim jeans I made him, that I never shared a photo of.)

I moved the shoulder point up to sit on the natural shoulder, squared the hem, and made a few liitle fitting changes.  This shirt is the protoype for the 'new' pattern.

( Detail photos and other notes )

The man is pleased with it.  Altogether, a pretty good casual summer shirt, I think!

Skirts!

Two new skirts I finished today, both in cotton prints.

   

The dark one is five straight gores.  The light one is nearly straight with shaped side seams and darts.  It has owls (yay!) and I edged the pockets with teeny rick-rack.  I might put rick-rack on the hem, too, I haven't decided.

I love sewing summer clothes, they're so fast and satisfying.