Ready for a bit of puzzle?

Right..first thing first! That infamous placket!  I’m a bit of a Merchant and Mills fan, I love their patterns for their simple, timeless aesthetic and I find their style fits with mine. I’ve made pretty much all of their patterns so I’m quite familiar with their minimalist instructions and basics visual diagrams!
The instructions to make the placket are not clear and it took me a while to work out – fear not though as @susanyoungsewing wrote clear steps by steps instructions in her blog – unfortunately for me it was after I finally made the bloody thing.

I’m still rating the pattern 5 as it’s a great, classic shirt pattern, a staple in anyones wardrobe and you can make it in a range of fabric, don’t go for anything too heavy as the back is longer and will pull down, also it’s finished using french seams so if the fabric it’s too heavy the seams would bulk up; of course you can overlock them if you predare.

I made a size 8, no modifications and for my version I used some beautiful linen I bought in Paris during a sewing meet up and it works perfectly!

Do give this pattern a chance!