Is there a crowd to source?

[kendiefox]

I think I know the steps in the process, but I want to run it by folks who have done this more recently than ~20 years ago.

How to sew a shirt:

*Buy the pattern
*Buy the appropriate amount of fabric for the pattern if it does not already exist in stash (it does not, i purchased muslin so that i am expecting this to be a trial run before i make one to actually wear)
*Cut out the paper pattern
*Cut out the fabric based on the paper pattern
*Sew the fabric together (rip out seams while swearing fit to strip wallpaper, resew the fabric together, repeat until either Done or completed)
*Sew the buttons on the shirt
*Wash the finished item

I mean, it sounds right? And I am moderately confident in my ability to heck this right up, but I think I can do this.

Comments

[kendiefox]

While I agree with that advice in general, I know myself well enough that if I try to do a project I am uninterested in I will not complete it or I'll half-ass it and be dissatisfied with the result. These are skills I want to learn, this is an item I want to make, and I know bits of it will be fiddly and/or frustrating, but I'm willing to accept the level of difficulty and challenge right now.

I did sew a flannel quilt to get a feel for the machine and I am willing to fail several times on this project.

[james]

It's good you know that about yourself! Me, I'm the opposite - I'd rather do something super easy the first time, to help ensure (at least mostly) success, otherwise I get frustrated and quit.