We “summer-ized” the Ilford Shirt by Friday Pattern Company.
Martha, Michelle and I needed an easy-to-sew shirt to get through these hot summer days, so we hacked the pattern a bit.

I went down two sizes from my "true" size.  According to my measurements I should be in a size Medium but I made this one Extra Small.  

I cropped 3" from the length of the body.  The pattern doesn't have a shorten/lengthen line but it is a squared off shape so I simply removed 3 inches from the bottom of the front and back pattern pieces.  Don't forget to move the notches at the bottom front if you decide to do this too!

I made the sleeve 3" long using the boxy sleeve pattern.  I measured 3" from the top of the sleeve at the weird pointy bit and drew a perpendicular line across the sleeve pattern 3" down to leave me with a short sleeve.  

I also went a little crazy with the buttons just because I like the look of a bigger button on pretty much everything.

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