Mélilot Shirt and New Look skirt

Hello sewers!

I'm here to show off what I think might be my new favourite thing I've sewn! This is the Mélilot Shirt by Deer & Doe. I first saw this made up on Instagram a few months back, and ordered the pattern straight away. I love a mandarin-style collar and I LOVE short rolled sleeves. 80s goodness yum yum yum! I've seen some super versions of this shirt online, including Katie's and Just Sew Therapeutic's. 

I have pretty much nothing to say about sewing this guy - I sewed a straight size 38 out of the packet thanks to Just Sew Therapeutic's post suggesting checking the finished garment's measurements rather than my own. This saved me sewing up the 40, which would have definitely been too big. I made NO adjustments, and I love it just the way it is! It's lovely and long, therefore eminently tuck-in-able, which is how I'm liking shirts at the moment.

The fabric is a beautiful cotton by Atelier Brunette, which I won 2 metres of in the Sew Over It show off competition last year! Thank you again, Sew Over It! I've been saving it for the right project, and I feel this is it. Also, this version of the shirt is not at all fabric-hungry, so I have enough left for another shirt should I wish it!

I've already made another one of these shirts, which I will blog soon! That's how keen I am on this pattern. My most regularly worn thing are t-shirts with the sleeves rolled up to show off my guns/look 80s - this feels like a slightly smarter version of that look. Yaaaay Mélilot Shirt!

I'm also wearing a me-made skirt, which is New Look 6003, view E. I'm yet to resolve the baggy dart issues on my Charlotte Skirt, but it inspired me to revisit this slightly ill-fitting skirt I made a couple of years ago in the excellent Introduction to Dressmaking course at Ray Stitch. I took in wedges of about 1cm on the front and back side seams, and now it fits. I don't like the shape as much as the Charlotte, but I'm wondering if no front darts at all is the solution to my problems there... going to mash the patterns together and see!

Have super Sundays everyone!