Even More Grail T-shirts…..now with more pattern hacking!

Yes! As promised here are my most recent Grail T-shirt additions…. which have joined their SEVEN other sisters in my closet! …side note…it would’ve been eight, but I’ve some how seemed to have lost one of my bamboo t-shirts 😦 😦

No matter! Check out my new ones!

Both these shirts were created to replace/replicate beloved RTW shirts that are either too small or just plain worn out….both actually from Banana Republic!

First up we have another Grail/Refrew mashup!

This is the exact same as my first Grail/Renfrew mashup except in this lovely lilac/grape. I used a Bamboo jersey, because I’m a sucker for bamboo, in mauve.

Sadly, I bought this over a year ago from Mood and they are no longer selling this color 😦 Especially, sad since all my co-workers were telling me what a great color it was on me. However… Mood always has a pretty nice selection of bamboo jersey.

It’s replacing a lovely cowl-neck short sleeve light sweater thing. Perfect for Charleston winters, however, sadly quite lacking for East Tennessee winters 😦 Also, if we’re being honest way too small for my current figure!

I’m wearing it with gray wool Zinnia skirt…. this was probably a bit much for the current weather…but with the AC cranked at work it wasn’t too bad.

Next up we have a completely new pattern hacking!

So, this is inspired in equal measures by a ballet scoop top I had that I wore until it more or less fell apart and a t-shirt a co-worker had….and the Nettie bodysuit if we’re being honest.

For the front of the shirt I used the crew neck pattern piece in order to have a somewhat high neckline, but not too high. In the back I retraced the neck opening to be much lower- I used the scoop neck pattern piece as a guide. I also shortened the 3/4 length sleeve to a half sleeve length.

The fabric is again a black bamboo jersey from Mood. And while it is a cat hair magnet, I swear it’s not nearly as bad as it looks in some of these photos!

I have notice some issues with the shoulders staying up….but honestly nothing too bad and a lot less than I expected. I’m always amazed at how people mange to get the SUPER scoop back tops and dresses to stay on…. what’s their secret??? Really good posture? ….magic?? ….double sided tape???