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Tropicana Shirt sewing pattern
A casual shirt with a relaxed silhouette, raglan sleeves, a convertible collar, and sleeves with slits, designed for woven fabric in sizes 0-24 / 30-54 with the following features:
📽 SEWING TUTORIAL ON YOUTUBE 📽
- Product info
- About PDF patterns
The Tropicana Shirt brings effortless summer vibes with its loose, casual fit and adorable partial-length raglan sleeves. This versatile shirt can be worn buttoned up all on its own or open as a casual overshirt. The convertible collar gives the shirt a cool notched collar look when worn open, or it can be buttoned up for a more structured feel. Sweet details such as side slits, sleeve cuff slits, and a chest pocket bring the look together. The pattern includes options for ½ or ¾ length sleeves and a rounded or squared collar and pocket.
Skill level 2/4
This is a straightforward design, and the sew-along on Youtube takes you through instructions step by step.
What you need to make a shirt
- Woven fabric (cotton, Linen, Viscose, Silk)
- Fusible interfacing
- Buttons
- Sewing thread
The pattern includes
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Layers
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Trimless pages
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Fully illustrated instructions
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Metric and imperial measurements
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A4, and letter paper format
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A0 printshop format
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Seam allowances
- Youtube Video Sew-along
Printing information
Measure the size of the square on the first pattern page and check that your printer's scaling is correct (2" x 2" / 5 cm x 5 cm). Use either A4 or Letter and print the document via Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it here for free.
PDF patterns for instant download are easy to use and have some advantages compared to conventional patterns:
- Buy and download a pattern and be ready to sew in just 30 minutes
- Print only the sizes you need
- No overlapping pattern pieces
All you need is a printer and Adobe Reader installed on your desktop computer.
Install Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, get it here for FREE!
How to Unzip the PDF patterns after you download.
How to print PDF patterns in Adobe Reader.
How to tape the pages of the sewing pattern together
Find more help via Facebook Wardrobe By Me Pattern Support or contact us directly.
Product info
The Tropicana Shirt brings effortless summer vibes with its loose, casual fit and adorable partial-length raglan sleeves. This versatile shirt can be worn buttoned up all on its own or open as a casual overshirt. The convertible collar gives the shirt a cool notched collar look when worn open, or it can be buttoned up for a more structured feel. Sweet details such as side slits, sleeve cuff slits, and a chest pocket bring the look together. The pattern includes options for ½ or ¾ length sleeves and a rounded or squared collar and pocket.
Skill level 2/4
This is a straightforward design, and the sew-along on Youtube takes you through instructions step by step.
What you need to make a shirt
- Woven fabric (cotton, Linen, Viscose, Silk)
- Fusible interfacing
- Buttons
- Sewing thread
The pattern includes
-
Layers
-
Trimless pages
-
Fully illustrated instructions
-
Metric and imperial measurements
-
A4, and letter paper format
-
A0 printshop format
-
Seam allowances
- Youtube Video Sew-along
Printing information
Measure the size of the square on the first pattern page and check that your printer's scaling is correct (2" x 2" / 5 cm x 5 cm). Use either A4 or Letter and print the document via Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it here for free.
About PDF patterns
PDF patterns for instant download are easy to use and have some advantages compared to conventional patterns:
- Buy and download a pattern and be ready to sew in just 30 minutes
- Print only the sizes you need
- No overlapping pattern pieces
All you need is a printer and Adobe Reader installed on your desktop computer.
Install Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, get it here for FREE!
How to Unzip the PDF patterns after you download.
How to print PDF patterns in Adobe Reader.
How to tape the pages of the sewing pattern together
Find more help via Facebook Wardrobe By Me Pattern Support or contact us directly.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful shirt with great extra details. Pattern was very precise. Instructions were occasionally a bit sparse for me, but I was still able to get lovely results.
I had previously made the men's tropical shirt and found the video tutorial extremely helpful - but this one did not have a step-by-step tutorial youtube tutorial. It was my first time doing raglan sleeves, I found some instructions slightly lacking for someone novice in skill level. I am a self-taught beginner so I liked that the Tropical Shirt pattern had more hand-holding. I really liked the result but definitely had some frustrations. I would love to see some future women's patterns with full bust adjustment options.
Love this classic pattern! Sews together like a charm and so easy to “hack” for new looks!
I think it will be really cute when I get it traced off from my projector and stitched up.
I am writing the review after the 3rd make. The first was an antique embroidered shirting that is older than I am!. I made it as a wearable muslin. And I wear it a lot. I did find that I don't like the length of the short sleeve as drafted so in the next ones I shortened it. The second was in a silk cotton voile and the modified sleeve length works. Finally on the 3rd try I did what I bought the pattern for originally. I had a 60 year old embroidered linen table cloth that had never been used. I place the pattern pieces to take advantage of the embroidery and the pulled thread work. The fact that the sleeve was a 2 piece raglan really helped. I was also able to take advantage of the hemstitching on the cloth to be the hem of the shirt.
Pattern Reviews
Customer Reviews
Beautiful shirt with great extra details. Pattern was very precise. Instructions were occasionally a bit sparse for me, but I was still able to get lovely results.
I had previously made the men's tropical shirt and found the video tutorial extremely helpful - but this one did not have a step-by-step tutorial youtube tutorial. It was my first time doing raglan sleeves, I found some instructions slightly lacking for someone novice in skill level. I am a self-taught beginner so I liked that the Tropical Shirt pattern had more hand-holding. I really liked the result but definitely had some frustrations. I would love to see some future women's patterns with full bust adjustment options.
Love this classic pattern! Sews together like a charm and so easy to “hack” for new looks!
I think it will be really cute when I get it traced off from my projector and stitched up.
I am writing the review after the 3rd make. The first was an antique embroidered shirting that is older than I am!. I made it as a wearable muslin. And I wear it a lot. I did find that I don't like the length of the short sleeve as drafted so in the next ones I shortened it. The second was in a silk cotton voile and the modified sleeve length works. Finally on the 3rd try I did what I bought the pattern for originally. I had a 60 year old embroidered linen table cloth that had never been used. I place the pattern pieces to take advantage of the embroidery and the pulled thread work. The fact that the sleeve was a 2 piece raglan really helped. I was also able to take advantage of the hemstitching on the cloth to be the hem of the shirt.