Whale Print Shirt

 

A casual shirt for DH featuring an all over print of whales.

The fabric is a polycotton from Pound Fabrics. It's narrow so I had to order some extra.

The pattern is Simplicity 1493 in an XL with the sleeves made a little shorter and slimmer.

It is a surprise birthday gift so I hope it fits well.

Safari Animals Shirt

 

A man's shirt which I made for DH. It's in a lovely soft cotton fabric printed with Safari animals.

The fabric was from Pound Fabrics.

Unfortunately I only had 2 metres of it and its now out of stock. This meant I didn't have enough to pattern match and so there are a few half animals about the shirt.

For the pattern I used Simplicity 1493 in size XL. The sleeves were slightly too long and wide so I've slimmed /shortened them (and altered the pattern for next time)

This is a straight cut shirt pattern which tapers slightly towards the hem, so very much a man's fit, and would need a lot of changes to work for my curvier pear shaped body. It was good for DH though once the sleeves were shortened and slimmed a little.