I just fell in love with the whole Grunge collection when it released but I'm still working my way through the patterns. I was hoping the Paranoid would be the pattern for a bunch of different shirts with silky, cottony, and warm variations. I guess the search continues.
This is really slapdash construction and I guess it's sufficient for, say, tying around your waist or throwing on over something for warmth but you can buy a cheap flannel shirt for less than $20 (maybe less than $15). The reason to make your own is to have a good fit or fabrics but... try a different pattern.
My complaints:
- Yoke is supposed to be one layer with an itchy seam across your upper back (I doubled and cut on bias and burrito rolled - not in the instructions)
- Seam allowances are 1/4" which is really difficult to deal with in pressing up and also doesn't allow you to do felled or French seams. In fact, it's a bit touch and go if your serging is going to show.
- The collar is cut on the lengthwise fold and doesn't have a separate collar stand
- The only place interfacing is called for is in the front placket but I did put it in the upper half of the collar, too. I wish I had put it in the cuffs, but then again SF101 is expensive.
- The sleeve is really messy - not bound or column or tower
- I think the pockets are too small. Also I didn't want to bother matching them so I cut on bias.
- There's no pleat where the sleeve goes into the cuff so that's odd.
The sleeves and body are a bit long on this but that's maybe my fault. I didn't try that on first.
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