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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