Holds your hand through some fab skills

Reviewed by aitchey on 20th July, 2020

This is an excellent pattern for learning some key skills, Tilly’s patterns are very good for holding your hand through the process and this one has a full shirt collar as well as faux felled seams.

I made a size 7 at the shoulders and hips, with a full bust adjustment and size 8 waist. The fabric requirements suggest 3.1 metres for narrow fabric but I had a fair chunk leftover. If I’d made the facings from a different fabric I think it could be gotten out of about 2.5m.

The construction was quite involved but it was explained really well so I didn’t feel like I struggled with anything. I expected to have trouble with the pointed yoke but it went together well, and the collar placket went in without much trouble. Tilly holds your hand so much that she even reminds you how to finish every seam. I enjoyed the mock felled seams, I think it will be a finish I try more – for my next Rosa (there will be more) I want to use another contrast colour but I think it would be a great finish on lots of garments.

A full review with details of the fabric and FBA on my blog: https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/aitcheysews.wordpress.com/470