Got the silk gi type top done for my BIL. Now have to run to the post office and get it in the mail today.
So I dug in DH's closet. Found a shirt that had shrunk on him. (it really did sleeves are 2" too short now.) Really nice baby blue and white tiny check. A Claiborne TYVM. Pin fit to the boy. Scary thing was the fit wasn't Too Far off. lol Sleeves were about 3 1/2" too long. And side seams needed to come in about 2" on each side.
Cut the side seams open. Cut the sleeves off. (did not cut the underarm seam open) Took in the side seams. Did not flat fell the seams, serged allowance on the inside and set aside. Trimmed the sleeve heads down. Set the sleeves in, serged that seam allowance. Looked to see which way flat fell lies on sleeve (original seam.) Pressed sideseam allowance over to match, faked flat fell by stitching twice on outside. Repeated that same around the shoulder side of the armscye. Hemmed the shirt. Stitched the bottom buttonhole closed. Called it a day.
Looked really good on him. Will see if I have any pictures close enough to show the shirt. That was down and dirty altering, but in this case will work quite well enough. ;)
Sharon