I’ve spent the afternoon sewing. I am nearly finished with a new long-sleeved, crew-neck shirt, made of tan fleece and burgundy ribbing. I tried a very similar design in cotton stretch knit, but had a lot of problems with fit, and the collar simply would not sit the way I intended it to. The body of the shirt came out much more smoothly this time around, but I’m still having trouble with the collar. It’s a lot closer this time, and I can see a couple of adjustments that should make it work well enough, but this collar is still more of a challenge than it seems like it ought to be. Oh, well, next time I’ll get it right.

Once I’m done with this project I will take a little break, then do some more work on the jacket for MJ. The prototype basically fit her, which is great, but the pattern needs a couple of adjustments.