Simplicity 8543: Short Sleeved Shirt (Part 3)

I finally finished the blue shirt. Overall it came together alright; not technically perfect, but good.  Since Juki nor Janome do not make a foot for flat-felling, I had to do it by hand. Mostly it worked out, but there were some points where a foot would have made it much easier.

Showing the flat felled seam on sleeve and body

The technique in David Coffin Page's Shirt Making book was very helpful in creating flat felled seams when joining the body of the shirt to the sleeves.

I have to figure out how to not get birds nests when starting to join the sleeve and body; I may have to try sewing on  tissue to start to see if it will help.

The hem of the shirt was difficult; I ended up serging the hem and then turning the edge in. You can see the serged hem. Doesn't look bad.

Washed the shirt; it came out fine.  Need to trim off the last few loose thread ends and then fold it up to send to my friend.