Oliver & S Sailboat Top

I used an old bed sheet that I bought at a carboot a few years ago for 50p. It was fairly straight forward to sew. I found gathering the sleeves tricky and my first attempt at button holes was very frustrating! (that is my blood from a finger prick by the button holes BTW). Also had to interface the facings as when I zig-zag stitched the raw edges, they went all out of shape.
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However, I really don't like the stripes - Wished I had made it with the stripes horizontal but both The Mother & The Husband said vertical. Sadly it reminds me of a concentration camp uniform. Think I will dye it & take the sleeves up for The Little Fella as it is a bit tight to get on The Little Man. Oliver & S have a fantastic website with forums for their patterns & a few others have mentioned this, I think in a knit it would be fine but if you fancy making this pattern then I would go a size up if using a non-stretch fabric.

I have already cut it out for The Little Fella using an upcycled man's linen shirt. (50p carboot) and I have some fab retro cowboy fabric from ebay to make another one for The Little Man.