61. Cotton Shirt Dresses - Pink Leopard Print Cotton Poplin + ‘Toile de Jouy”-esque Cotton Duck

A New York City tax lawyer learning to sew (mainly for work) in her non-billable time using fabrics made from natural (i.e., compostable) fibers in an effort to live a more natural life and to reduce the impact on the environment from our fashion waste. In addition to being a hobby, sewing also allows me to wear high-quality garments at a very reasonable price. 😁 My measurements (for UK 8, EU 34 or US -0- generally) - height = 5’5” (165 cm) - bust = 32A (81 cm A cup) - waist = 26” (80 cm) - hip = 35” (89 cm) Sewing machine = Bernina B530 with adjustable presser foot pressure purchased used on eBay in 2020. Love it! Serger/Overlocker = Brother 1034 purchased from Amazon.com. (I generally do not serge the edges if a garment is to be fully-lined. I generally finish the edges by pinking if needed.) Sewing thread used = connecting threads 100% cotton thread: https://www.connectingthreads.com/essential-quilting-thread-ivory/p/21238 Cost per garment (size 8 on regular commercial patterns. Ready-to-wear U.S. -0- or EU 34) is rounded up to the nearest higher $0.50. 1. Pink Leopard Print Cotton Poplin Shirt Dress - Outer fabric: 2 yards of about 55” wide cotton poplin from moodfabrics.com at $9.99/yard (purchased on sale in summer 2020) - https://www.moodfabrics.com/mood-exclusive-pink-magnificent-motley-cotton-poplin-331356 - Lining: 1.5 yards of 56” viscose rayon challis from Fabric Wholesale Direct at $5.99/yard - https://www.fabricwholesaledirect.com/products/rayon-challis-fabric?variant=40487058124 - 15 x 12 mm buttons from Amazon (100 buttons for $11.99) for $1.80 ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZX7637H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) - Belt buckle from Amazon.com = $0.50 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W4JVMG3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) - Total cost of garment = $31.50. 2. ‘Toile de Jouy”-esque Cotton Duck Shirt Dress - Outer fabric: 2 yards of about 44” wide cotton duck from walmart.com at $4.97 yard (purchased in May 2019) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Waverly-Inspirations-100-Cotton-Duck-45-Width-Toile-Print-Navy-Color-Sewing-Fabric-by-the-Yard/44901350 - Lining: 1.5 yards of 56” viscose rayon challis from Fabric Wholesale Direct at $5.99/yard - https://www.fabricwholesaledirect.com/products/rayon-challis-fabric?variant=40487058124 - 15 x 11.5 mm navy blue buttons for $2.50 - Belt buckle from Amazon.com = $0.50 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W4JVMG3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) - Total cost of garment = $22. 3. Free Pointed Collar Pattern - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybb8k0gzwasbrfx/Banker%27s%20Shirt%20Dress%20Collar%20Stand%20%2B%20Collar.pdf?dl=0 4. Nancy Zieman’s most helpful video on fitting adjustments - https://youtu.be/mJnjA9Lj654(Shoulder adjustments start at around 27 minutes into the hour-long video)

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