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Tailored fit clothing can make any body type look great. This tutorial will show how to make a tailored fit retro style western shirt. This shirt is made from denim with front and back yokes, snaps, flat felled seams, and pockets with flaps from a McCall's western shirt pattern. My husband prefers simple clothing with no trim or fancy designs. I top stitched it to make it look more stylish, but can you imagine how beautiful this shirt would be embroidered?
I never realized how frustrating it can be to buy clothing for people who are extra tall, big, or short until I got married. My husband is 6 foot 4, but he is very slim. Most clothing for extra tall people are made for the big and tall. I finally decided to make him a shirt. To my surprise it was not that hard. I made all of his shirts and vests for ten years, until we discovered that JCPenny had extra tall shirts available that fit him nicely. We bought his shirts from JCPenny's until JCPenny quit making the shirts in the style he liked. His shirts have been getting very worn, so I made this western style shirt over the weekend for the Sew Warm Contest.
I decided to alter this pattern into a retro design that he liked so well. He however did not want the pockets cut into the retro style so I left them the way the pattern was cut. A person can make a regular cut shirt from this same pattern by omitting the pocket flaps and yoke.
My husband has chronic anemia which causes him to be cold all the time. He wears all heavy weight cotton long sleeve shirts all year round. In the winter months he wears a wool vest with this heavy shirt as well.
I never realized how frustrating it can be to buy clothing for people who are extra tall, big, or short until I got married. My husband is 6 foot 4, but he is very slim. Most clothing for extra tall people are made for the big and tall. I finally decided to make him a shirt. To my surprise it was not that hard. I made all of his shirts and vests for ten years, until we discovered that JCPenny had extra tall shirts available that fit him nicely. We bought his shirts from JCPenny's until JCPenny quit making the shirts in the style he liked. His shirts have been getting very worn, so I made this western style shirt over the weekend for the Sew Warm Contest.
I decided to alter this pattern into a retro design that he liked so well. He however did not want the pockets cut into the retro style so I left them the way the pattern was cut. A person can make a regular cut shirt from this same pattern by omitting the pocket flaps and yoke.
My husband has chronic anemia which causes him to be cold all the time. He wears all heavy weight cotton long sleeve shirts all year round. In the winter months he wears a wool vest with this heavy shirt as well.
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2 3/8 Yards 60 inch wide fabric (Pre-wash and dry the fabric before cutting).
Matching thread.
1 Yard fusible interfacing for: collar, front band, and cuffs.
Please note: If you are using heavy weight fabric I think you could make this shirt with out the interfacing. The interfacing makes it difficult to work with when making a flat felted seam.
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I'm impressed. :D
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I hope your day is going well too.
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Beautiful work!
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