Men's Shirt Sew-Along

I've decided to jump on board the Men's Shirt Sew-Along at Male Pattern Boldness!

 

Men's Shirt Sew-Along

I just happen to have thrifted this vintage (c. 1943) men's shirt pattern, Simplicity No. 1961, sometime during the past year or so.  I'll be making View 2.

Now, my husband isn't going to wear this, I am!  The pattern is my size, thankfully, so I won't have to resize it (then I would be lost), except for adding probably 2-1/2 inches to the length of the body and the sleeves.  Yes, I'm gangly like that.

But I figure View 2 is feminine looking enough with the lower patch pockets, the rounded cuffs, and the gathered back yoke.  I'll probably fem it up a bit more by reversing the way it buttons up the front and possibly changing the line of the collar slightly.  We'll see.  

I'll be making it in this fabulous Michael Miller Carnival Bloom corduroy that I ordered yesterday from Fabric.com.

Isn't it cute?  Flower power!

The idea would be to wear the shirt open with a T-shirt underneath, like so:

Appleseed's Wide-Wale Corduroy Shirt Jacket

This pattern has very good instructions, and although it's a fairly simple pattern, there is attention to detail in the construction of it.  Flat-fell seams...

...and hand-worked buttonholes.  That'll be a first for me (or not).

The sew-along gets underway February 1.  Peter plans to have us make a muslin first, which I'm happy for.  No one wants to make a wadder, after all.

Anyone else want to join in?  Head over to Male Pattern Boldness for the details.  He's set up a Flickr group too.

I'm excited about this!  In the meantime, though, I need to clear the deck of that pesky but beautiful PhD Challenge project I'm working on!