Style Arc Archie shirt sewing pattern review

Sep 1

Sep 1 Style Arc Archie shirt lengthened version

I made my first Style Arc Archie a little while ago and have worn it lots, so I decided to make another. The other one was very short (too short for me to want to wear it done up, so I've worn it as a jacket), so I lengthened this one. By 15cms! I was wondering if that might be a little too much, but actually it's perfect

The fabric is Liberty lawn I bought in a destash some years ago and haven't ever known quite what to do with. 2 metres isn't quite enough for a dress in my size and anyway, I'm not sure lawn is substantial enough for a dress, I prefer slightly weightier fabrics for skirts. It is pretty perfect for this though, it presses beautifully of course. I was in two minds about whether to use interfacing for the collar or not,

I decided to in the end and it works well. I didn't put any in the button band though

Other than that, I didn't do anything differently from last time.