Today I’m sharing a pattern I’ve sewn quite a few times before: The Assembly Line’s Oversized Shirt.

I’ve previously sewn the Oversized Shirt as designed and in a lengthened-to-dress-length version. Now, I’m adding a shortened version to the collection. You can also read in the first post about my issues with the way the sizing is sold for this pattern.

This TAL Oversized Shirt is a size large. I shortened it 22cm to create this version.

If you want to learn all about my views on this pattern, I would suggest that you check out one of the above posts. Since this was a repeat make for me, I don’t have anything to add about the construction or sewing process. It was all easy peasy and came together with no problems.

The star of this one is this checked cotton shirting which I bought from Blackbird Fabrics last year. Or maybe the year before that.

It’s been in the stash for a while.

It is extremely soft and lightweight, it feels a bit like wearing a cloud. Given that, by the end of a day, I can often find shirts to be a bit constricting, the breeziness of this fabric is highly appreciated.

In my wardrobe, when the temperature starts to fall, I desperately want to shroud myself in checked fabric. And this classic blue and white tone is me all over.

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So let’s chat button-up shirt patterns for a minute.

I do have to say that my favourite button-down shirt pattern is the Olya Shirt by Paper Theory. Which I usually make about a size down to be slightly more fitted.

Nonetheless, I find myself reaching for The Assembly Line’s Ovserized Shirt as a solid back up each time I have a printed fabric. The front yoke and shoulder detail on the Olya Shirt makes it challenging to pattern match, so I knew I wanted the simplicity of the TAL Oversized Shirt to facilitate pattern matching for this fabric.

I do have to say that I feel that shortening the Oversized Shirt creates a shirt with a lot of volume, which doesn’t have the same perfect proportions as in its original version. In the end, for this length, I perhaps could have gone for a more fitted pattern. Perhaps next time the Olya Shirt is too scary for a pattern, I might try the Deer and Doe Melilot Shirt instead? Has anyone tried that one before? Feel free to share any thoughts on it in the comment.

All in all, I do love this shirt. It’s turned out just how I imagined it. I’ve worn it constantly since I made it.

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