Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are doing great today. Unfortunately, it’s another rainy one for us. But… that won’t stop us from celebrating National Fudge Day. Oh yes, it’s a real thing and we’re very happy about that!

On to this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are featuring a fantastic pattern that will soon become your go-to shirt, the Granville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. The Granville Shirt pattern is a femininely tailored, button-front shirt that is an essential to anyone’s closet! The shirt features long sleeves with plackets and cuffs, a two-piece collar, and back princess seams for a flattering silhouette!

Marion of the Made by Marion Blog decided to give this pattern a go, creating her own Granville Shirt. She chose our Darling Collection; the lace in midnight as the main print and the lace in zinc for the bias facing. The pattern was wonderful to work with, but she was able to customize a couple of things. She found that she could get away with using 2 yards for the main body (which may not work for all sizes, but noted for those who may have a print from their fabric stash they’d like to use, but may be short of the 2-3/4).

Additionally, Marion chose to do a bias-faced hem instead of the double-turned hem. This allowed for the fabric to lie flatter, and therefore created a smooth curved hem. She used 1/2 yard of fabric for the bias facing. She loved how clean the shirt lines were, even when the shirt was turned inside out. The result is a the perfect styling piece, that is custom to your silhouette!

If you’re interested in making your own shirt, we definitely recommend the Grainville Shirt pattern by Sewaholic Patterns. You can find more from Marion here, and more from Sewaholic Patterns here. And with that, have a fabulous day!

Happy Sewing!