When Fabric and Pattern are a Perfect Match: OOP Butterick 5891

Back-in-the-day, many, many moons ago, I found these beautiful printed cottons in the discounted section of the fabric store.  I picked up three different print patterns and with them, over the years, I made three versions of out-of-print (OOP) Butterick 5891.  The Katherine Tilton pattern and the cotton fabric happen to be, in my humble opinion, a perfect match.  The first version was made in 2013.  The second version replaced the first in 2020, after a hair dye accident.  This is the latest 2022 version.  

Over the years, this top pattern, made in the other versions, has been a favourite piece of clothing.  Although, it's not suitable for a brutal prairie winter, there is hope that spring may soon arrive.  And with that the possibility to wear this without a shiver.  It was a tough winter, but I digress.

I was thrilled when I discovered that there was enough of this fabric to make one more version.  And even though I wasn't looking to sew another version at this time, I also didn't want to pack this piece of fabric back in the stash.  It's been aging in there long enough.  And it was pretreated in the past, all I had to do was cut and sew. 

The only changes to the pattern was to first raise the pockets a wee bit, something that I've done with the other versions.  The hem on the sleeve is a two inch hem instead of the recommended one inch hem.  And I left off the interior button as I usually wear a brooch in its place.  

This pattern is a keeper.  I don't think I will make another version any time soon but I do know I will hold on to this one for awhile longer.  It's well drafted and I really enjoy the shape of the collar.  I love that it has side pockets.  The buttons were also hiding out for a long time in my button collection.  I had everything I needed in the stash to start and finish this project.  

It was the perfect rainy weekend project.  A bit of nostalgic sewing I guess.  

Project Details

Seams:  2.6 straight stitch

Seam finish:  Serged

Fabric:  3 metres (112 cm width)

Interfacing:  0.8 metres

Buttons:  Recycled

Pattern:  OOP Butterick 5891

Additional Supplies & Tools:  Cutting table, pins, pin cushions, scissors, tailor's chalk, clapper (used as a weight), iron, ironing board, thread clippers, sewing machine, regular presser foot, buttonhole foot, measuring tape, measuring gauge, serger, threads, buttonhole cutter, cutting board, hammer, hand sewing needle and tea.  

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