PDF SEWING PATTERN | Louise Shirt | Dress Your Body | BILINGUAL (FR/EN)

PDF SEWING PATTERN | Louise Shirt | Dress Your Body | BILINGUAL (FR/EN)

Skill Level : Intermediate
Sizes : 34–52
Language : English & French
Youtube sew-along

The Louise Shirt by Dress Your Body is a classic shirt sewing pattern with a generous fit and many refined details. Its roomy silhouette, asymmetrical shirttail hem, decorative tabs, and clever pocket construction make it a timeless wardrobe piece with a unique designer finish.

Choose between a classic shirt collar or a stand collar, then personalize your shirt with decorative tabs placed either on the chest pocket or horizontally on the button placket. The Louise Shirt is perfect for creating a polished everyday shirt in lightweight to medium-weight woven fabrics.

Pattern Features

• Classic loose-fitting shirt
• Choice of classic shirt collar or stand collar
• Decorative tabs on the pocket or button placket
• Trompe-l'oeil button placket detail
• Chest pocket created with a front cutout
• Asymmetrical shirttail hem, longer at the back
• Bias-bound hem finish
• Back box pleat
• Wide cuffs with reinforced vents
• Two box pleats at each cuff
• Sizes 34–52

Recommended Fabrics

• Lightweight to medium-weight woven fabrics, approximately 90–220 gsm
  
• Poplin
• Twill
• Lightweight denim
• Oxford cotton

Fabric Requirements

• For 140 cm wide fabric:
• Size 34: 1.60 m
• Sizes 36–40: 1.80 m
• Sizes 42–46: 1.90 m
• Sizes 48–52: 2.10 m
• For 150 cm wide fabric:
• Sizes 34–38: 1.60 m
• Sizes 40–42: 1.80 m
• Sizes 44–52: 1.90 m

Supplies Needed

• Sewing thread
• Fusible interfacing for the button plackets, collar, and cuffs
• 13 buttons, approximately 1.2 cm diameter
• 7 buttons for the front
• 4 buttons for the cuffs
• 1 button for the pocket placket
• 1 button for the collar
• 2.5 cm wide bias tape
• Sizes 34–36: 1.60 m bias tape
• Sizes 38–42: 1.70 m bias tape
• Sizes 44–46: 1.80 m bias tape
• Sizes 48–52: 1.90 m bias tape

Fit Notes

• Designed for a height of 165 cm (5'5")
• Roomy silhouette with generous ease
• Back is longer than the front
• Can be sewn one size smaller for a more fitted look

What's Included

• Digital PDF sewing pattern
• Fully illustrated step-by-step sewing instructions
• Two collar options
• A4 : 35 pages
• A0 : 1 page
• Projector file
  
• Layers included
• Seam allowances included

Important Information

This is a digital PDF sewing pattern. No physical product will be shipped.