Make this, and then celebrate your accomplishment!

This is the most detailed, complex shirt I have ever made, and it made me wonder why shirts have sleeve packets instead of something less fussy.  The instructions were great, well reinforced by the sew-along.  Love the classic style, though!  I will be making this again, I chose some inexpensive, lightweight but opaque cotton fabric that would be easy to work with and sufficiently drape for a big, long shirt. In fact, I went up two sizes from my normal size and extended the length, too.

A great deal of thought has been given to helping the sewist maintain precise seams, important in a project like this.  There is supplemental info on faux flat felled seams for the sleeve/side seams, which is a much nicer finish than serging.  Next time, I may try a slightly different method for doing the collar and collar band, because another way I found after the fact seemed easier to me. I did get fairly professional results, with Liesl’s instructions, though.

This is not a one-day project, and it is best to space it out over a number of days, unless you have made one of these already. Then, have a glass of wine to celebrate when you are done!