My newest make is this Hawaiian style shirt made from the coolest linen from Mood Fabrics. I love this style of shirt and when I saw the fabric online I knew that’s what I wanted to make. The pattern I used is from McCall’s m7629 in view A. Instructions on this suggest using a fabric with a fluid drape like a challis, this linen has a much crisper hand. But I like how the stiffness of the fabric accentuates the boxyness of the top.
For the thread I was deciding between navy and white, but decided on the white. The pale yellow buttons are from my mom’s old sewing collection. She had an assortment of buttons and sewing notions in an old picnic basket, so I took it all including the basket 🙂 Sewing this top was the first time I’ve sewn a collar with a lapel. I opted for just one pocket on the left side of the bodice.
I sewed a size 6 but used a 1/2 seam allowance on the shoulder seams and sleeves. I used exposed French seams for the finish. The linen ended up being opaque but still light enough for a summer top. The fabric for this project was bought with some other fabrics I will be sewing with next.
