I loved the look of this fabric and thought the recently released Tarawi Shirt from Muna and Broad would be perfect.
https://www.munaandbroad.com/products/tarawi-shirt-sewing-pattern-pdf
I’d made this pattern before in linen following along with the video tutorials. This time I just followed the written instructions. I aim to be able to make a shirt without needing instructions! I’ve a long way to go yet.
I think this cheery Robert Kaufman cheery cotton poplin will go with lots of things, be good for layering and brighten up the winter. I received the fabric free as a Minerva ambassador.
https://www.minerva.com/mp/1236649/robert-kaufman-cotton-poplin-fabric-multicoloured&variant=1236639
This fabric is very easy to handle and to sew, but it is just 110cm in width, so you’d need to bear that in mind. I needed to cut the sleeves on a single layer.

I bought the green linen from http://www.craftystudio.ie – https://www.craftystudio.ie/shop/enzyme-washed-linen-olive-green/

I’m lucky enough to be just back from holidays and it seems like my sewing skills were a bit rusty. I needed to do quite a lot of ripping. The first time I made this shirt the collar came together like a dream, this time I had to unpick bits of it a few times. I think that’s just the nature of fiddly sews, which a shirt will always be.

The placket is grown on but ingeniously designed so that the button part looks separate – there’s a little hem along the vertical inner edge of the placket.
The sleeve placket is bound, which works very well too.
There are lots of options with this shirt.

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There are two neck options: regular neck and narrow neck. For the first version I did the regular and for this one I did narrow. I think the narrow fits me best.
There are also two sleeve options: regular and narrow. I used regular both times.
You can also sew this shirt just using the band – like a grandfather shirt.

And the bust options make fitting this shirt great for me, they go from 00 for people with no breast tissue and +2, +4, +6. These figures are relative to the shoulders. I have narrow shoulders and the size C with + 6 and grading out at the hips worked really well for me.
I really love how the shoulders fit.
I lengthened the front and back by 2” in this version and I slightly exaggerated the curve of the back hem.
I’m also wearing the tapered version of the Free Range Slacks from Sew House Seven.