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Oversized Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt

Pattern #2763

This oversized long sleeve button-up shirt pattern is drafted to your own measurements, featuring a classic point collar, dropped shoulders, and side-seam pockets. Its relaxed fit is designed for comfort and ease, making it suitable for everyday casual wear, layering as an overshirt, or transitional seasons. Achieve a desirable drape and feel with shirting fabrics that offer both structure and comfort, along with fusible interfacing and ten buttons.

Tech. Description

Oversized Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt

Introducing an oversized women's shirt pattern, featuring a classic point collar on a stand, a button front, dropped shoulders, side-seam pockets and long sleeves with buttoned cuffs.

When To Wear

This versatile oversized shirt is perfect for a range of casual and relaxed occasions, including:

  • Everyday Casual Wear: Its relaxed fit and comfortable design make it ideal for daily wear.
  • Layering: Perfect as a stylish overshirt or 'shacket' over a turtleneck or tee.
  • Transitional Seasons: Provides comfortable coverage during mild weather, suitable for spring or autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Oversized and relaxed fit with dropped shoulders, designed for comfort and ease of wear.

Neckline & Collar: Classic point collar with a separate collar stand for a structured neckline.

Closure: Full-length button front with an interfaced placket cut in one with the front; a button on the collar stand.

Sleeves: Long sleeves set into a dropped shoulder line, with a bias-bound slit opening, a pleat and buttoned cuffs.

Pockets: A rectangular patch pocket on the left chest and in-seam pockets in the side seams.

Back: Features a clean back yoke across the shoulders.

Hem: Gently curved shirttail hem, finished with a narrow double-turned hem.

Length: Extended hip-length, offering good coverage and versatility for styling.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. This pattern involves constructing a collar with a stand, a button front, bias-bound sleeve openings, cuffs, a patch pocket and in-seam pockets.

Fabric Recommendations

Achieve a desirable drape and feel with shirting fabrics that offer both structure and comfort:

  • Shirting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

  • Fusible interfacing
  • 10 buttons (front, collar stand and cuffs)

Cutter’s Must

From Main Fabric:

  1. Back – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  2. Front – 2 pieces
  3. Sleeve – 2 pieces
  4. Back Yoke – 1 piece
  5. Pocket – 1 piece
  6. Collar – 2 pieces
  7. Stand Collar – 2 pieces
  8. Cuff – 2 pieces
  9. Pocket Bag – 4 pieces

From Fusible Interfacing:

  1. Collar – 1 piece
  2. Stand Collar – 1 piece
  3. Cuff – 2 pieces

Before cutting your fabric, print and lay out the paper patterns according to your fabric width (90–150 cm) to determine required yardage.

Remember to account for paired and symmetrical pieces.

When sewing, pay close attention to all notches — they must match precisely to ensure correct construction and fit.

Assembly Instructions

1. Interfacing

Apply fusible interfacing to the Collar, Stand Collar and Cuffs.
Apply fusible interfacing to the placket cut in one with the Front.

2. Back Yoke

Attach the Back Yoke to the Back.
Overlock the seam allowances and press upward.

3. Patch Pocket

Overlock the upper edge of the Pocket, turn the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.

Turn the side and lower allowances of the pocket to the wrong side and press.

Place the Pocket onto the left Front and topstitch according to the markings.

4. Shoulder Seams

Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances toward the Back and overlock.

5. Collar and Stand Collar

Place the upper and under Collar pieces right sides together, stitch the ends and outer edge.

Trim seam allowances, turn the collar right side out, shape and press.

Place the Stand Collar pieces right sides together, insert the prepared Collar between them, match notches and stitch, simultaneously finishing the ends of the stand.

Start and finish stitching exactly at the marked collar stand attachment line.

Turn the collar assembly right side out and press.

Attach the outer Stand Collar with the collar to the neckline.

Turn under the open edge of the inner stand and stitch it down over the attachment seam.

6. Sleeve Placket

Make the slit on the Sleeve along the marked line.

Cut a bias strip from the main fabric 4 cm wide and with a length equal to double the slit length plus 4 cm.

Fold the strip lengthwise and press.

Fold the outer edges toward the center and press.

Bind the sleeve slit with the bias strip.

Form and secure the pleat on the sleeve.
The pleat is directed away from the closure.

7. Sleeves

Set the sleeves into the armholes, press the seam allowances and overlock.

8. Side Seams and Pocket Bags

Attach the Pocket Bag pieces to the Front and Back, overlock seam allowances.

Stitch the sleeve seam together with the side seam and the pocket bag edges.

Press seam allowances toward the Back and overlock.

9. Cuffs

Fold the Cuff pieces lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges.

Start and finish stitching exactly at the marked cuff attachment line.

Turn the cuff right side out and press.

Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve.

Turn under the inner edge of the cuff and stitch it down over the attachment seam.

10. Hem

Turn the lower edge of the garment to the inside by 1 cm, then again by 1 cm and topstitch.

11. Fastening

Make buttonholes on the Right Front, sew buttons on the Left Front.

Make buttonholes and sew buttons on the cuffs and the Stand Collar.

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