BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
PG 2/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT Size : 1.5 - 2 years and 3-4years MATERIALS: • LIBERTY Fabrics - Carnaby Collection BLOOMSBURY SILHOUETTE 5950A
BODICE FRONT Fold the center front of the bodice toward the wrong side 5mm and press. Fold again 3cm and press. Stitch down both folds of the placket. Repeat for the other side
WESTBOURNE POSY 5947A
• buttons Part No 160169-C.4 • small piece of light interfacing for collar stand Part No 012247
The fabric requirements is for making this project as shown in the photograph. Before cutting review the placement of colours in case you want to make you own choices. CUTTING Print pattern from pages 5 -12, join pages together and cut required pattern pieces from the fabric . PATTERN PIECES YOKE
BACK
FRONT x 2
COLLAR x 2 SLEEVE x 2
POCKET Sew WESTBOURNE POSY strip to the top of the pocket. Fold over to the front of the pocket. Fold under seam allowance. Press and topstitch along the edge. NOTE: Seam allowance is 1cm unless stated otherwise.
COLLAR STAND x 2
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Press all the raw edges around the pocket 1cm towards the back. Center pocket on the left bodice front. Topstitch pocket in place.
PG 3/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT YOKE With right sides together, pin the back yoke to the bodice back matching the points. Pin one end of the yoke to the side point of the back. Pin the opposite side the same way. Repeat with yoke lining piece. This time match right side of the yoke to wrong side of the fabric.
Separate the two yokes. Roll the bodice front and back together between the two yokes. Match the two yokes together and the shoulder seam. Stitch shoulders seams together.
Pull the bodice pieces out through the neck opening and press shoulder seams.
Press and turn the yoke up. Topstitch along the fold.
SHOULDER SEAMS Pull the lining yoke away from the back. Match the front shoulder seams to the back shoulders seams. Stitch across the shoulder seams. (Don’t stitch across the lining yoke.)
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SLEEVES Fold the end of the sleeve up 5mm and another 1.5cm. Press. With right sides facing, match the center of the sleeve to the shoulder seam. Pin sleeve around the armhole. Stitch sleeve to bodice. Repeat with opposite sleeve.
PG 4/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT SIDE SEAMS With right sides facing, match the bodice front and bodice back at the side seams. Stitch down the side seam from sleeve to bodice hem. Fold in seam allowance on the sleeve and stitch across the top of the fold. Repeat with other side.
Open up the two collar stands. Pin one stand to the neckline of the top matching the centers. The stand should hang over the edge on either side. Stitch collar stand to the neckline.
BOTTOM HEM Hem the bottom of the shirt.
Fold the collar so the two collar stands are now together with right sides facing.
COLLAR With right sides facing stitch along the sides and top edge of the collar. Trim the corners, turn inside out and push the corners out. Topstitch along the edge. Iron light interfacing onto one collar stand. Sandwich the collar in between the two collar stand pieces matching the center of the collar to the center of collar stand pieces. Stitch from one end of the collar to the other (do not stitch curved edges at this stage).
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Stitch the remaining curves on collar stand matching stitch line with the edges of the bodices. Clip the corner. Turn onside out.
Fold under seam allowances on other collar stand and topstitch around all edges of collar stand. Evenly mark position of the buttons and make buttonholes.
PG 5/12
Yea rs
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BLOOMSBURY SILHOUETTE
Cut 1
BACK
1.5 -2
3-4
FOLD
Yea rs
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
PG 6/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
Cut 1
BACK
FOLD © BIRCH CREATIVE, 2021. For personal use only. Pattern not for resale. Items made using this pattern must not be resold.
PG 7/12
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BLOOMSBURY SILHOUETTE
Cut 2
FRONT
1.5 - 2 Years
3 - 4 Years
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
PG 8/12
FRONT
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
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PG 9/12
FOLD © BIRCH CREATIVE, 2021. For personal use only. Pattern not for resale. Items made using this pattern must not be resold.
WESTBOURNE POSY
Cut 2
COLLAR
FRONT
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
PG 10/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
WESTBOURNE POSY
Cut 2
COLLAR STAND
WESTBOURNE POSY
Cut 2
FOLD
YOKE
FOLD © BIRCH CREATIVE, 2021. For personal use only. Pattern not for resale. Items made using this pattern must not be resold.
PG 11/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
POCKET WESTBOURNE POSY
POCKET Cut 2 BLOOMSBURY SILHOUETTE
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PG 12/12
BLOOMSBURY SHIRT
FOLD
2cm
SLEEVE Cut 2 BLOOMSBURY SILHOUETTE
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