Buttoned-Up Button-Down Shirt Pattern
A wardrobe staple, for boys and girls, this shirt is both versatile and polished. The pattern features many professional details like separate button-down collar and collar band, tower sleeve placket, and collar and cuff facings to help you sew great looking shirts with a comfortable, relaxed fit. View A includes a continuous (cut-on) placket and classic chest pocket. View B features a separate (set-in) placket and workshirt-style pockets with concealed button flaps.
Skill Level: Intermediate
After successfully sewing this pattern, you will have developed the following skills: buttonholes, curved seam, collar, flat-set sleeves, patch pockets, and placket.
Recommended Fabric
Suitable for a variety of light- to medium-weight woven fabrics including quilting cotton, voile, lawn, shirting, poplin, broadcloth, denim, linen, and flannel.
Materials Needed
- Coordinating thread
- featherweight interfacing (fusible or sew-in)
- 3/8" buttons (View A: 10 for sizes 3T–8, 11 for sizes 10–12; View B: 12 for sizes 3T–8, 13 for sizes 10–12)
Fabric Guide
| SIZE | 3T | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Both Views, 44" Fabric | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards | 1 3/4 yards | 1 3/4 yards |
| Both Views, 58" Fabric | 1 1/4 yards | 1 1/4 yards | 1 1/4 yards | 1 1/2 yards |
| SIZE | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Both Views, 44" Fabric | 1 3/4 yards | 1 3/4 yards | 2 yards | 2 yards |
| Both Views, 58" Fabric | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards |
Finished Measurements
| size | 3T | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Chest | 29 1/2" | 30 1/2" | 31 1/2" | 32 1/2" |
| Hip | 31 1/4" | 32 1/4" | 33 1/4" | 34 1/4" |
| Back Length* | 17 1/2" | 18 1/2" | 19 1/2" | 20 1/2" |
| Sleeve Length* | 22 3/4" | 23 1/2" | 24 1/4" | 25" |
| Neck | 12 3/4" | 13" | 13 1/4" | 13 3/4" |
| size | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Chest | 34 | 35 | 36 1/2" | 37 1/2" |
| Hip | 35 3/4" | 36 3/4" | 38 1/4" | 39 1/4" |
| Back Length* | 21 1/2" | 22 1/2" | 23 1/2" | 24 1/2" |
| Sleeve Length* | 25 3/4" | 26 3/4" | 27 3/4" | 28 3/4" |
| Neck | 14" | 14 1/4" | 14 1/2" | 15" |
* Measured from center back at neck.
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