Tuesday Project Roundup: Christmas Sewing Saga

I didn’t have too much gift sewing this year, although one thing didn’t get started until December: I got Doc’s brother in their family gift exchange that they do in January and he said he wanted a custom shirt. I promptly forgot about that until I asked Doc’s sister at the end of November what Brother might want and she said, “I really think he’s expecting a shirt.” Shit!
A mens shirt hanging in front of a white closet. It is black with red, yellow, and blue vintage muscle cars on it.

 

Brother is a car guy with a vintage Cougar, so much searching later, I found the last yardage in existence of the old Alexander Henry muscle car print (from a shop in Wyoming that still hasn’t checked their email, but shipped promptly). Brother was a size 4X, according to Sister, so after googling to see what chest measurement that corresponded to, I bought the Helen’s Closet Tofino Top pattern because that went up to 60 inches.

That’s the size I made and it was a delightful pattern to put together. But does it fit? READER, HE HASN’T EVEN TRIED IT ON YET. 😑 At least it was an easy sew?

 

Moving on, Doc got another stretch woven print shirt, this time in a Hawaii volcanoes print (from Sew Dynamic Fabrics, same place as his desert print). This fits and he wore it the day of Christmas, because he is a wise man. A men's shirt hanging in front of a white closet. It is black with turquoise and orange leis and volcanoes on it.

 

He also got new underwear, because it was time and he’s hard to shop for. But he’s always grateful (again, A WISE MAN) and these are quick to make (the Greenstyle Walbrook Boxer Briefs).Four pairs of men's underwear laid out on a bed. One is black, one is striped in gray and black, one has hedgehogs and mushrooms on a black background, and one has brown rabbits on a white background.