I’m still catching up with all my makes from a big chunk of this year! This is obvs one of my Summer makes, and I love it. I wore it on my holiday and have worn it a good few times – can’t wait for it to be warm enough to wear again next year!

This is, of course, the Closet Core Patterns Kalle Shirt. I always make the size 6 and I like that there’s plenty of ease as I like loose clothing – especially when it’s hot!

As soon as I saw the fabric on Sew Me Sunshine’s website, I knew I had to buy it! It’s all my favourite colours – shades of blue, mustard and pink! I was a bit scared to cut into it when I cut out the shirt, because I didn’t want to ruin it because it’s so lovely. I pattern matched the pockets, too, which is one of my fav things to do when making a shirt. I’m not the best at pattern matching in general but I can match pockets pretty well at this point!

I will forever love the swoopey hem of the Kalle! And the huge pleat in the back. Plus it’s a slightly easier to sew a shirt with short sleeves as you don’t have to do the whole plackets/cuffs situation. And bonus, it goes well with both pairs of my double gauze Arden pants, navy and mustard. Oh, and I used some pink buttons from my stash which match the shade of pink perfectly.

Sometimes I decide to make a thing and then find the fabric, and sometimes I buy the fabric and then decide which pattern to use. I was pretty sure this was going to be a shirt when I bought it (what else, lol!) but it took a while for me to decide which shirt pattern to make. I was tempted to make the Gilbert, but I’m glad I went with the Kalle!

How to you decide on your projects? Are you pattern first, fabric first, or a combination like me?