It has been a special year.
Hugo married Maegan and that required a smart new shirt for Jerry.
It was a very pretty wedding, Hugo suggested flowers and pastel as a dress code.
What better choice than Liberty and better still, the Liberty that Hugo brought him back from Japan.
I used our tried and true Lekala #6026 a free custom fit pattern.
It is a lovely shirt that makes up well in lawn. The sleeves are slightly too long but we quite like that in the more delicate Liberty as it saves tension and pressure on the cuffs.
The print is very sweet, it is wee bunches of fruit and flowers and I used a Capel contrast on the sleeves placket and under collar. MoP buttons, of course!
The high, shaped back yoke and pleat gives good tummy ease.
The second important event was Miss Isabelle turning One year old.
Of course Pop needed a new shirt for that!
A 'berry' pink and white window pane check cotton.
The same fabric I used for Lidia's blouse.
I cut the back yoke on the bias as it looks good and eliminates pattern matching. I do cut the under yoke on the straight grain to stabilise it.
I added a wee locker loop for that 'preppy' look.
For this shirt I used a plastic, tortoiseshell look button.
I also shortened the sleeve by 2cm as the cotton was heavier than lawn.
My sewing girls came out in support!
Thank you for reading...
keep well and safe....
xx Nicole
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