Easy, breezy and totally gorgeous shirt style, this works best in drapey shirt weight fabrics like soft chambray, rayon, crepe, silk twill, washed linen, voile, or even a knit jersey.

Semi-fitted shirt has classic collar and stand; front and back are gathered onto a yoke. Choose from 3 lengths...shirt, tunic or shirtdress, all finished with a shirt-tail hem. Shirt offers 3 different short sleeve options... rolled up with buttoned strap; elasticated; and ruched with self fabric drawstring.

Perfect for casual weekend looks but also great for low-key day or evening outfits, this beautifully relaxed style is a must-have addition to your HotPatterns wardrobe...wear the dress version belted for a casually chic outfit; try the shirt version tucked into a slick pencil skirt and wear the tunic version over slim or relaxed-fit cropped or rolled-up pants.

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For the shirt versions, sizes 6-8-10-12-14-16-18 need around 2 yards/ 1.83 m of fabric; sizes 20-22-24-26 need around 2 1/2 yards/ 2.30 m of fabric. If you want to make the tunic, add an extra 1/4 yard / 22 cm of fabric; if you want to make the shirtdress, add an extra 1/2 yard/ 45 cm of fabric. You"ll also need 1/4 yard / 22 cm of lightweight fusible interfacing, plus 7 x 1/4” / .75 cm buttons for the shirt, 9 x 1/4” / .75 cm buttons for the tunic and 12 x 1/4” / .75cm buttons for the dress... add another 2 buttons for the sleeve tabs if you are using them.

All fabric amounts are for 60” or 150 cm wide fabrics.