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Feature Friday Pattern From Love Notions~
I’m so excited about the Band Camp Shirt’s very first Feature Friday! Today only, 9/26/25 you can buy the Ladies Band Camp Shirt AND the Men’s Band Camp Shirt for just $6 each. Remember using my code 10MARYMAC will get you an extra 10% off.
I know I say this quite often but, you really NEED this pattern! It was a very satisfying sew, and much simpler to make than a traditional collared shirt due to its attached facing construction. So if you’ve been afraid to sew up a collared shirt, this is a pattern for YOU!
This has to be one of the MOST versatile top pattern offered by Love Notions. It works perfectly for ALL the seasons! I love my sleeveless versions(I need more next summer), wear my short sleeved versions all the time and adore my long sleeved versions as well! This shirt really works year round!
Please be sure to click over to my blog post all about the Band Camp Shirts~ there is a ton of information there. I’ve updated it to include new photos AND talk a bit about how different fabrics create totally different looking shirts. All my sizing details are there as well as some sewing tips too.
The Details
- Simplified collar construction
- Three Sleeve Options: Sleeveless, Short Sleeved with cuff, Long sleeves
- Two back Options: Plain or Yoked
- Two Pocket Options: Plain and Cargo Pocket with (or without) flap
- Optional Roll Up Tabs for long and short sleeves
- Split Hem
- Bust Dart Only for Full Bust Sizing
- Endless Combinations To Create by mixing and matching all the options!
- Fabric and option combinations can create a shirt that is dressy or casual
- Quick Sew
- Skill Level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate, the buttonholes may be challenging if you haven’t made them before.
What I Wore Last Week~
Documenting what I’ve worn each week is really helping me to reach for those items I tend to skip over! I’m constantly saying to myself~ “Why haven’t I been wearing this?”! Last week, I was also trying to stay away from things I knew I was packing for this week’s trip. Last thing I wanted to be doing on Saturday was washing clothes I wanted to take on Sunday!
- LN Terra Tunic w/modified neckline in a rib knit with rickrack trim(few years ago from Mily Mae)
- Hey June Santa Fe Top in a multi-color striped rib knit from NYC garment district
- LN Lincoln Top~ In Ponte knit, modified to a longer length and with faux buttonholes.(from Surge Fabrics a few years ago)
- LN Aria Buttondown color blocked in linen from GrayLines Linen, NYC
- LN Timbre button-down with 3/4 sleeves in a cotton batiste Block print from Blackbird Fabrics
- LN Timbre with short sleeves in a custom print double gauze from Raspberry Creek Fabrics
Want all the details on the modified neckline of my Terra Tunic? Visit this blog post for all the details.
Need more details on my Lincoln Top? I lengthened it for more belly coverage and just sewed my buttons right on. I chose to leave the bottom buttons “open”. On this blog post I also show how I used the V-neck from the Terra Tunic on the Lincoln top. Visit this blog post for all the info.
What I’m Sewing This Week~
NOTHING! I was away this week (Just got home this morning in fact!). We had a wonderful trip to Block Island. Be on the look out for photos of what I wore on my trip next week along with some bonus photos of the island or “The Block” as most regulars refer to it!
I am looking forward to getting back to my Fall Sewing Plans list this weekend and next week.
My Fall Sewing Plans
I am really trying hard to stick to this list for Fall~ but sometimes inspiration just hits you and you need to add something to the top of the sewing pile!! Next week I will get back to this list! Stay tuned!!!
- LN Aria Button downs
- Corduroy ~Woodland print that I purchased last fall from Style Maker Fabrics
- Sweatshirt fleece, pink plaid that I ordered from RCF
- Jacket hack in Navy linen~ just received from Mood Fabrics
- LN Timbre Top long sleeved button front version. COMPLETE!!
- Block print cotton voile ~has in stash from Blackbird Fabrics.
- Perhaps a Rayon challis version? Found perfect rayon challis in my deep stash (10 yrs old?)
- Bonus Sew~ Green Double Gauze from last big Joann Fabrics haul
- LN Constellations
- Navy Speckle Sweatshirt Fleece~ in stash from Style Maker Fabrics
- Oatmeal and Fuchsia floral sweatshirt fleece~ in stash from Style Maker Fabrics
- LN Clef Coat
- Gray Sweatshirt fleece~ in stash from ????
- Navy Boucle purchased a few years ago from Style Maker Fabrics
- LN Oakley Vest
- Quilted Sweater knit from stash~ from Style Maker Fabrics(2024 & 2024)
- Purple quilted fabric ~Style Maker Fabrics from last year
- Fleece~ from Joann’s fabrics that I purchased just before liquidation
Thanks for reading “The Weekly Stitch”! I’m so happy you took the time to “visit” my sewing room!
Mary Anne 🙂
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Pattern Links
The Love Notions links are affiliate links. It costs you nothing to purchase from these links, it just helps fund my fabric addiction which allows me to test and review more patterns.
To receive an additional 10% off the LN pattern price, use this coupon code 10MARYMAC.This coupon code can be used at anytime on any pattern….even a $6 Feature Friday pattern. My code does change quarterly, so please always check the newest blog post for an update if you find a code isn’t working. My code will change on October 1.
Fabric Resources
Because a lot of the “What I Wore Last Week” makes I’ve featured were made last year(or even longer ago), I don’t have many fabric links for you this week.
Band Camp Shirts
- Blue/Tan floral is a stretch rayon poplin from Style Maker Fabrics last year. Notice it has much more structure than a rayon challis. I love this fabric base.
- Bright Pink “Bubble Gauze”~ from my large stash of this from Joann Fabrics
- Cream, orange, pink Block print Stretch Crepe~ from Raspberry Creek Fabrics. This is a great fabric to sew with if rayon challis is too shifty for you. This fabric was so easy to sew the plackets with! This fabric is still available HERE.
- Abstract print in rayon/linen blend from Metro Textiles, NYC. Available online here.
GrayLines Linen
This is one of my favorite shops in the NYC Garment District. They have this lightweight hankerchief linen in 43 colors. You can also order online HERE.
This is a Canadian shop that has always been my go to for quality cotton batiste block prints as well as exclusive rayon/linen prints. If you are in the US, they have halted shipping to the US for the time being which makes me very sad! Hopefully they will begin again, because I would pay the additional tariffs in order to get their fabrics. Luckily I still have 2 other block prints in my stash!
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