Looking for a blouse project that feels both timeless and a little bit special? The Bib Shirt by The Avid Seamstress is a beautifully considered design, centred around its distinctive front bib detail. With its softly structured shape and relaxed silhouette, it’s an easy piece to wear day to day, while still feeling polished enough for more dressed-up moments.

The pattern includes two neckline options, giving you plenty of flexibility depending on your fabric and the finish you’re after. The keyhole version offers a clean, minimal look, with a choice of either a full self-facing in your main or lining fabric, or a smaller, more discreet facing. Alternatively, the collar version brings a more classic feel, featuring a structured placket with optional buttons and buttonholes, finished with a neat collar for a slightly more tailored result. Both versions share the same core shape and sleeve, making this a wonderfully versatile pattern to return to again and again.

This style works beautifully across a range of fabrics. Crisp cotton lawns, chambrays and linens will give a more structured, everyday feel, while softer, drapier fabrics like viscose create a more fluid, relaxed finish. However you choose to make it, the Bib Shirt is a wardrobe staple in the making.

Pattern Sizes: UK 6 - 26

Suggested Fabrics: Light to medium-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, linen, viscose, chambray or lightweight denim.

You will also need:
• Fabric
• Thread
• 1m lightweight fusible interfacing
• Collar version: 4 × 18mm buttons (optional)
• Keyhole version: 50cm lining fabric for bib self-facing

The pattern includes clear, step-by-step instructions with helpful illustrations to guide you through your make.

What’s included in The Avid Seamstress printed patterns:
• Pattern printed on high quality pattern paper
• Beautiful step by step instruction booklet
• Guide on taking your measurements
• Fabric and sewing basics help card
• Sewing terms demystified card
• Checklist card to ensure you have covered everything before starting your project
• All of this is encased in a big, beautiful re-closeable envelope

Ability: Easy / Confident Beginner