Blue Roses Shirt, or Grandma's Curtains

The fabric I made this shirt out of reminds me of curtains from some grandma's house.  Not my grandma though.  She had lace curtains, I think.  But she did have a light fixture that was the same deep shade of turquoise as the roses on my shirt.

I used New Look pattern # 6913 for the shirt.  I was not sure what size to make it, since each of my four measurements are for a different size.  So I traced the pattern onto kraft paper and made this shirt using one size.  I think I picked the right size, though I did take it in an inch on each side.  I don't need that much ease.

I love how the slight gathering worked with such a light fabric.  I finished all the seams that I could, so only the armhole seams have the raw fabric edges showing.  I butterflied the back seam so it was centred, and flat-felled the rest.  Who needs a serger!  Juliana took this picture below. 

And this is how we spent the rest of our hot day: