Sew: Colette Negroni for Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! When asked what he would like for Father's Day, my husband replied with "to sleep in until 8am". That's all he wanted. Admittingly we are usually up well before 6am, so 8am is a luxury. He made it until 7am before emerging.

I also made him a Negroni and the boys gave him some chocolate.

Here's my first attempt at a Negroni.

 

 

 

This is a size XL. Many will say it is too big and not fitted enough but this is how he likes his shirts. He hates feeling restricted. Plus I am not a huge fan of very fitted shirts. He asked me to copy the sizing of a fave Ben Sherman shirt which was very helpful during the construction process. Next time I will make the next size down just to see. I'm hoping for a nice crisp cotton.

 

Project Details

Pattern: Negroni by Colette Patterns

Fabric: Some kind of blended shirting from The Fabric Store

Alterations: Shortened sleeves by 7.5cm and hem by 4cm.

 

Mr Sew Brunswick is very happy with his new shirt and I think he's pleasantly surprised with the final shirt. He's wearing it today! 

 

Happy Father's Day!

 

L x