So, I’d bought 4m of the skylines fabric from tessuti’s… remember I mentioned my early plans were graaaaand? anyway my dress only took up about half, even with all the fabric-hogging pattern matching, so I had a nice chunk leftover. Just enough for a shirt for Craig!
I used my current go-to mens’ shirt pattern, Burda 6874, with his usual fitting alterations. Of course I still pattern matched all over the shop, but other than that the shirt is a pretty simple one, with very little in the way of fanciful details. I only had enough fabric for a short-sleeved shirt but that’s ok. It’s very summery fabric after all.
features:
- flat-felled seams throughout; my tutorial for regular flat-felling seams here and for flat-felling a curved sleeve-cap seam here
- a little button tab on the sleeve ends. There is a real little buttonhole underneath the button, because I do not like fake details, however it’s not really ever meant to be undone
- the bias cut thing underneath the side seams is part of the pattern… I really love this very easy and simple little feature
- bias cut front button band and pocket. I spaced the buttonholes so they sit neatly and evenly in the ivory rectangle along the buttonband
breakfast burrito shirt!!
He seemed rather touched and pleased that I made a shirt for no reason in particular! I mean, not a birthday or Christmas. This made me feel a little guilty… do I really make things for him that infrequently?
Food for thought. Well, enough chit-chat… I’m off to make something NOT plaid now!
What a great shirt with it‘s perfect collar and those immaculate flat felled seams! I like the insert under the side seams, too. And it‘s a really good fabric for a men‘s shirt. Obviously, Craig values your work and your skills. I think it is ok you don‘t sew for others all the time 😉
thank you SaSa! my husband is so nice about wearing the things I make for him, I really should make things more often 🙂
What a grrrreeaat shirt, really! It fits him so well, not to mention the impeccable sewing!
thank you Virginie! 🙂
It’s a wonderful shirt and I love the special details! You’ve really used every piece of that plaid fabric!!
thank you Carolyn! the special details are what makes sewing shirts fun, yes? 🙂
love the plaid details – looks so good.
thank you Beth!
What a wonderful job! It looks perfect!!
thank you so much Gayle! 🙂
fabulously sewn! I love flat-felled seams!
thank you Kimberly! 🙂
Such beautiful, loving details–and a wonderful fit. No wonder he was touched!
thank you Elle! 🙂
The pattern matching has pressed all my inner geek sewing buttons!! I want to make a shirt for my man and have a pattern lined up in Ottobre. I think a short sleeved one with ditsy print is the way to go for my first one.
You will look like the perfect couple. Jo x
thank you Jo! hehe, we are NOT allowed to wear our plaid things at the same time as each other!
I love the shirt. Lucky Craig.
thank you Vicki! I think I’m the lucky one 😉
Can I say how perfect that shirt is. Classic, but much much cooler. Wish all my sewing projects ticked those boxes.
thank you so much Sankati! 🙂
The shirt looks great on him. I especially love the button placement and the bias details.
thank you Pencil girl! the bias details are kind of a trick on the eye, since the plaid is not perfectly square. , I had to cut them just slightly off-bias to make them look on-bias, if that makes sense. I like how they turned out though!
Very classy shirt that looks perfect and love your attention to the little details.
thank you Sharon! It’s the little details that make sewing something fun, I think 🙂
Another fabulous shirt. You did so well with the pattern matching.
thank you so much Sue! 🙂
Brilliant! Such attention to detail. x
thank you Dianne! xx 🙂
Amazing! I love the shirt the color the plaid’s are in very detail and the shirt suits on you and your personalty. Thanks for sharing with us.