A not-so-traditional STAN shirt
So, I have a hidden button placket shirt that can easily be dressed up or down. The joy of navy blue.

I loved stitching the buttonholes early in the process. Less stress at the end! I do have a wonderful sewing mahcine (Janome 6700P), but buttonholes are very stressful for me, especially on shifty fabrics, even if they’re always interfaced.

The continuous binding is rather narrow and can be tricky to handle.
My sewing machine comes with special professional foot and plate, called HP. Both helped me so much not having the fabric shifting under the plate and the narrow foot was of great help when navigating the curves of my son’s Waufarer bag.
Viscose challis is great for the multiple gathers on the shoulder and yoke.

Now is the time to transfer the pattern pieces on a sturdier medium. I like to buy a large roll of Kraft paper* to transfer my favorite patterns.