Sew a go-to shirt

1 Download and print the pattern, above. Interface the reverse of one collar and one collar band. Stitch the collars, right sides together, along outer edges. Clip corners, trim, turn right side out, and press. Turn lower edge of collar band (without interfacing) up. Press by 1.5cm. Match centre back raw edges, sandwich collar between bands, pin and stitch.

2 Trim the collar piece, turn right side out and press. Make a pleat at the upper edge of the back panel by bringing the notch nearest the side seam to the centre back on the left-hand side. Repeat for the right-hand side, forming an inverted pleat, and pin. Stitch across the upper edge within the seam allowance to hold in place.

3 Interface the reverse of the front facings and press the seam allowance in on the un-notched edges. Place right side up, with the raw edges and notches matched undernea