Remember when I told you that McCalls 5433 was going to be my perfect summer wardrobe? Well, here’s my first summer shirt!
The fabric is a lightweight quilting cotton – a vintage piece by Rose & Hubble. The print is called “Rosy Days”, and it looks a bit like an old-fashioned quilt. Inside the circles are flowers, hearts and posies in pretty little baskets.
The buttons are little blue plastic ones with a flower in the centre. I have no idea how old they are or where they came from – I unearthed them from one of my many inherited button tins!
The buttons aren’t functional – the shirt actually fastens with poppers. (This is because the buttonhole functionality on my sewing machine completely refuses to make nice buttonholes.)
The instructions were great, and the shirt went together very nicely. However, unless you’re a fan of hand finishing, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this pattern to a beginner. There are a lot of small details that make a big difference in the sewing of a shirt, and some of them can be a little bit fiddly.
I’ve really enjoyed making and wearing this shirt though, so it definitely counts as a success!