Leila Shirt PDF Pattern
The Leila Shirt is a loose fitting shirt that feels simple and elegant. This cut features a very dropped shoulder with an exaggerated roomy fit around the body, full sleeves with an extra long placket and back gathering details. It's a perfect piece for the height of summer for a breezy feel that covers the skin.
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Customer Reviews
A nice relaxed shirt, still very roomy, even sized down. The pattern description does make this clear though, so that's ok. A very enjoyable sew.
Wonderful summer lightweight shirt. I really like how oversized and flowy this design is. Even the cuffs are roomy to tie in with the overall theme and the dropped shoulders keep it super casual and effortlessly cool. I haven't come across this method of construction for the button placket and round collar which fits flat to the garment; great to learn something new! Everything came together nicely and it was a fairly simple and quick sew. I'm sort (5"3') so took a whole 5cm off the length - I could have done with doing the same on the arm length as well which I will look out for making future MSco patterns. Would love to make a heavier weight soft brushed cotton version for layering in autumn/winter.
As others mention in their reviews, Leila shirt is a great mix between stylish, interesting and relaxed. Also, for some reason, shirts are my favourite sew... Oversized, but knowing this in advance I sized down. Still very roomy, but I like my clothes relaxed! I had no difficulties sewing this up, but I was a little confused about inserting the sleeves. I had to gather them a bit to match the sleeveholes, which wasn't mentioned in the instructions. I think it would have looked better without the gathering, due to the dropped shoulders/oversized look. If i make this shirt again, I'll adjust the sleeves somewhat to avoid gathering them. Other than that, super happy, and I can see this shirt getting a lot of wear during the warmer months!