Here’s the first of the several Classic Shirts I’ve made recently. (After all, what fun is sewing if you can’t sew for yourself once in a while, right?)<\/p>\n
For summer I thought it would be nice to replace a frequently worn linen popover shirt that’s wearing out. The original, purchased shirt has cut-on sleeves (previously known in fashion terminology as kimono sleeves, but since that term isn’t technically accurate we’ll call them cut-on sleeves instead, OK?). One thing I’ve noticed about this style of sleeve is that it’s not always successful for fuller-busted women, since it leaves a lot of extra fabric above the bust and in front of the shoulder. So I thought I’d show you that you can achieve a similar, but better-fitting result, with a set-in sleeve.<\/p>\n
For this shirt, I simply sized up and and shortened. Where I usually sew myself a size 6, or a size 8 if I want a more generous fit, for this shirt I sewed a size 12. I also shortened the hem by 1 1\/2″ to get a slightly cropped look. Keep in mind that I’m long waisted, so if you shorten you might go more like 2 1\/2″. (I nearly always lengthen patterns by 1″ when I sew for myself.)<\/p>\n I also replaced the button placket with our free popover placket pattern piece and tutorial<\/a>, which is a fun and versatile change you can make to the Classic Shirt pattern.<\/p>\n And that’s it! You can see that increasing the size doesn’t completely overwhelm my body, and the shortened hem helps to keep everything in proportion.<\/p>\n Since Madrid and New York are both so hot in the summer, I prefer to wear lightweight woven fabrics that have plenty of ease built into them. I usually wear this shirt with my City Stroll Wrap Skirt<\/a> on the hottest days of the summer, and I’m looking forward to wearing this one!<\/p>\n You can pick up your own copy of our Classic Shirt pattern right here<\/a>. Of course we also have our men’s All Day Shirt<\/a> and our Buttoned-Up Button-Down shirt<\/a> for kids. Or, if you prefer a simpler style for children without the two-piece collar, our Sketchbook Shirt pattern<\/a> has been a very popular pattern over the years, in part because of its easy-to-sew once-piece collar.<\/p>\n Go have fun and stay cool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Liesl’s shares a Classic Shirt she has made for herself to wear during the hottest months of summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":69994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20757],"class_list":["post-69768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-classic-shirt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BlogPhoto12.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-i9i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77411,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/07\/pattern-mash-up-tutorial-verdun-woven-t-shirt-and-classic-shirt.html","url_meta":{"origin":69768,"position":0},"title":"pattern mash-up tutorial: verdun woven t-shirt and classic shirt","author":"Masha Richart","date":"July 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Mel's clever combination of the Verdun Woven T-Shirt and Classic Shirt patterns makes the perfect summer top. 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