A New Flannel Shirt - My collaboration with

[@amandagouin5832]

Oh my goodness you look fabulous in that color! Nice choice of fabric

[@antoniaburlingame5921]

Hi Izzy. What a great classic flannel shirt! Plus you look fantastic (and warm) in it. I love flannel -- soft, warm, and light... the best triad. After years of not being able to wear woven shirts due to neck problems, last year I got serious and designed my own shirt. The secret ingredient was to make the yoke out of cotton jersey knit and cut the collar on the bias so it can stretch more. So I once again have a beloved flannel shirt. I gasped when I heard you say you had never before had a flannel shirt. I imagine it will perfect for lots of your weather. Wishing you years of happy soft, warm, and light flannel-wearing, Antonia

[@Sheri...]

That shirt is fantastic! The fit, the color, the pattern matching & especially the bias which is a really nice touch.

[@suemacfarlane7372]

Fabulous. Just fabulous.

[@greenquiltsgalore1326]

Like your son said, if you're making more of these plaid shirts, I'll have one, too! It is fabulous and looks lovely on you! The bias cut details are perfection! I saw Katinka's video already and will watch Carole's now; I follow all of you talented sewists!

[@donnaschindlbeck7457]

Izzy, what a beautiful color for you! I knew right away it was a Vernon, isn’t that just the best shirt pattern! I think your plaid matching looks great. Cutting on the bias for the placket, yoke and cuff adds so much extra detail. I have lots of flannel shirts, mostly for camping but they are a staple for sure.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

It really is an amazing pattern. I have so much fun making it too. I’m going to try the lantern sleeves next time I think. It would be gorgeous in a cotton lawn don’t you think?

[@donnaschindlbeck7457]

@@dizzyquiltsandsewsohhh, that would be so pretty!

[@robynlaszlo6128]

What a great shirt the colour is amazing have seen the other ladies make won't spoil the surprise all of you are fantastic 😊😊😊

[@marciakistner8977]

Beautiful shirt, Izzy. Lovely color, and I'll bet it is so cozy to wear.

[@kathyerikson637]

Such a cute professional shirt. Color is perfect! Can’t wait to watch the others videos . Stay warm

[@angiemcconnell9070]

Wonderful make! That blue is lovely on you and looks so cozy. Have a great week!

[@jankerslake5813]

Great shirt Izzy and the colour really suits you. 👍

[@gerrysiebert8639]

Canadian, never owned plaid flannel shirt! Terrific colour and make!

[@Lorij83]

That shirt is a perfect color for you. I love it!

[@SewMyTime]

Can’t add anything - your other fans have said it all. Everything is absolutely fabulous❤. Lynne

[@annematthews4643]

Love it! Super job and the colours are fab on you 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@stephaniecruz8260]

Izzy, that flannel is so stunning. I love it! It looks amazing on you as well 😊

[@TheBareFootSewist]

Fabulous vlog and the shirt looks fantastic, the colours really suits you

[@marionmathews9852]

Beautiful shirt and beautiful on you. It looks great!

[@granjan252]

Great shirt, Izzy, and the color looks great on you!!

[@jillhanger1500]

The shirt is beautiful 🤩!! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@cindyharris8098]

I love your shirt. The fabric looks beautiful on you.

[@marywhite1749]

What a gorgeous shirt!! Love it!! My favorite color!! Well done Izzy 😊

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you!! 😊

[@KTquiltsandsews]

Such a gorgeous color on you Izzy and a fabulous flannel shirt. Amazing! xx Karen

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you Karen! xx

[@peggydelaruelle3999]

Love tour flannel shirt !! Color looks great on you !!💙

[@sandralowe2874]

Love it and a beautiful blue

[@sherrelstroot3034]

I love your shirt. I need a flannel shirt. I use my husband's flannel shiirt. Awesome video. Thank you Izzy. Stay warm.

[@janepack850]

I love your flannel shirt💕

[@ElleGrayTea]

That blue is such a pretty color on you. You glow girl!

[@sbrickett]

Beautiful shirt, very nice job! I love flannel shirts, I have several.

[@pamelaliebelt9967]

Your shirt is fabulous on you!

[@ChristineSewsALot]

I would be surprised that you were run out of Canada for not owning a plaid flannel shirt - except Canadians are well known for being nice. The turtleneck and plaid shirt work so well on you. The color is perfection!

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

🤣 I had a meeting with team members from the UK the day I was wearing my shirt and one of them said « Oh you’re dressed like a Canadian today » 🤣

[@ChrisandTagMills]

I love it! Such beautiful colors in the plaid and they are so perfect on you. I really like how all the pieces cut on the bias look. Plaid flannel is a staple here in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State). It is so comfy. I have a few shirts and I can do fun things to dress them up or down. @socarole is one of my favorite KZbin channels, so will go there next to check out her make. I have gotten so many great ideas from both of you. Looking forward to watching Katinka's channel and getting to know her. 😊

[@sew_So_beautiful]

I Am Canadian. Lol. Yes, I lived in plaid flannel shirts and jeans during my teens and twenties. I still have a couple of them in my closet that I still enjoy wearing occasionally, but since I'm 63 now, I have gone on to more comfortable clothing, like sweat shirts, long sleeve tee shirts, and as a nod to my plaid flannel days, I now wear double brushed poly plaid stretchy button up shirts, and absolutely love them. They look like plaid flannel, but are so much more comfortable.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I hear ya with the need for comfort! One of my favourite layers is my Metra blazer made from a super cozy scuba knit. It looks super professional but it’s comfy too!

[@knottygnome]

love the color! it's just glowing. beautiful shirt.

[@rosevargas1980]

Love your shirt lovely

[@krisl.4962]

Love your new flannel! Great fabric and fit :)

[@AndraMakes]

That color blue is stunning on you, Izzy! Fab work! Love the yoke, also! 💗

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you so much Andra! xx

[@nancyhilborn885]

Looks fantastic on you. Such a useful addition to your closet! I wear my flannel shirts even in summer. Think weekends at the island retreat, cozy comfort by the fire, taking the chill off early morning walks.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Yes for wearing it in the summer! It does get cool in the evenings in May, June and August.

[@Kakkydidit]

That's a beautiful plaid and wonderful shirt, Izzy! I particularly like how the broader black band crosses at the perfect spot in the front between collarbone and bust to set off your face. -Kelly

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you so much Kelly! I do feel very pretty when I'm wearing this shirt.

[@lynnshepard7485]

That’s such a beautiful shirt, and the colors are among my favorites! Great garment, Izzy! I didn’t realize that Katinka lives in the US now. 😮 I hope she’s close to me. I’d love to meet up with her. 😊 I’ve been wearing my dad’s flannel shirts, and I love them. I was going to cut them up for a memory quilt & bear for family members, but now? Not so much. His regular shirts will have to do for those. 😂

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I think she’s in the mid-West somewhere (Ohio maybe??) but I could be wrong. When my father in law passed away 8 years ago now, my SIL gave me all his plaid shirts and I made memory quilts for his daughters and pillow covers for his grand-kids (our kids). I love that the kids have a pillow that reminds them of their papa (I even kept the pocket of each shirt and used it on the pillow covers).

[@lynnshepard7485]

@@dizzyquiltsandsews Love the pocket idea. I do plan to use the button plackets, too, and his silk ties.

[@kathleenkolb3316]

How beautiful is your new shirt. Love the Blue plaid, Robert Kaufman makes great fabric. It looks so wonderful on you and the fit is perfection. I’m sure more flannel is in your future. This will keep you warm and cozy through Spring. I made a flannel shirt a few years ago, The Sewing Workshop Florence Shirt in a blue plaid. I found some smaller check in the same colors and color blocked it to some degree. I did the back in the smaller check and the front pocket and then put a faux placket down the back with buttons. I love it. Great with jeans and leggings. I need to wear it more. Another fabulous make! Happy Creating!

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you Kathleen! Using a smaller check for some "colour blocking" sounds so cool. Such a good idea!

[@lorijustice4073]

I absolutely love your flannel shirt!! You did a fabulous job on it! I live in Ohio on a farm and flannel shirts are part of my winter wear. (Mine are rtw.) I have never made a flannel shirt yet, but I’ve made flannel pjs,and robes. 😊

[@kgflcreations]

Wow Izzy, what a beautiful flannel shirt!! It’s a great color for you 👏👏. I don’t have a flannel shirt, but seeing yours makes me feel like making one (for next winter). It should be heavy enough for the South Florida winter 🥶. Thanks for sharing 💕💕

[@Luvla31]

Hi Izzy, love your shirt and it's a gr8 colour. Joining you from the UK after the colab you did with Natida. When the men in your life give you props you know you have arrived on their radar WELL DONE ❤

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you so much! I agree - when my grown son and hubby are impressed, it means I’ve done something right! 🤣

[@ZeldaSews]

Hi Izzy, I just left Carole's channel, and I'm here to watch your video and I know it's going to be a good one. Carole's was great, and then i'm going over to Katinka channel to see hers. Those were very nice compliments from your husband and your son.❤

[@MaryCunningham-u5j]

That shirt in those colors is absolutely perfect on you!!! Don't worry about the sleeves maybe not being perfectly matched - the pattern draws your eye away from that anyway. Yes, I have a flannel shirt - more than one, in fact - I've made a couple in floral and paisley flannel but my favorite is a "store bought" Woolrich flannel shirt in green, blue, black and white plaid with a fine red line - so I can wear it with a lot of different color turtlenecks - it's the kind of thing where I smile every year when it's cold enough to wear it again because it's a favorite thing in my closet - even if I didn't make it!

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Oh a floral flannel sounds so pretty! I'm going to have to keep that in mind for next Fall.

[@luvmycrafts_Mary]

Izzy-I am loving that flannel shirt that color is amazing!❤-mary

[@nancynewman6592]

Your shirt is gorgeous! and perfect for winters here in Montreal. I actually have a black and blue plaid shirt as well, the Costco one, and I wear it over a me-made black turtleneck 😆

[@thesewingpastorswife]

I just bought a flannel shirt at the thrift store yesterday because in a couple Sundays we're having "Flannels & Flapjacks" at our church. I was too chicken to try and sew something. Yours looks great! Lovely color and the pattern matching!!!

[@bridgetwhite5547]

A lovely plaid shirt. It's great. I came from Carole's channel, now I've subscribed. Thank you😊

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@joanneblair2087]

Your shirt is beautiful. I don t own a flannel shirt.

[@lynngates1662]

Lovely shirt! I have a section of shirts in my closet that are flannel 🥰 Mammoth plaid is very warm! I've got a regular shirt, a Logan Shacket and a wrap jacket from Mammoth, and they are very toasty haha. I love the bias parts on yours and the color really suits you 🤩

[@bernadettebyrne3970]

Love the colour on you. I had a flannel shirt once but just not my style

[@soulaplaitis6973]

Hey Izzie, that shirt looks great on you and it is really nicely sewn. Yes as a Canadian i too never owned a flannel shirt so last year Jan 2023 i sewed for myself a red and black buffalo checked shirt. Hmm havent worn it yet hope it maybe next year😮 . Again great shirt.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I think I’m going to make myself another one in the Buffalo check next year!

[@marypettaway2610]

What a perfect job and addition to your wardrobe. I wish to have a tnt button down shirt and I think you have convinced me to try this one.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

It’s a really good pattern and I love that there are 2 views.

[@adriennefranklin5986]

Love your shirt,Izzy! I do ok plaid matching but always seem to forget something. I remind myself that you'd have to be a sewist even notice, that most people aren't aware.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

You are so right - only a sewist would know. I pay attention to stuff like that when I go shopping for clothes now and it’s pretty rare that I’m able to find a perfectly matched garment.

[@DebsWay]

That flannel shirt looks so nice and warm! Sure could use something like that here in central FL yet today -- we're having temps in the 40's again and that's cold for us.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Stay warm Deb!! 💞

[@Linda_Creative]

This is an incredible make! Congratulations 🎉. It looks perfect and so unbelievably professional and the color is great, really your color. I am sure you will get a lof of wear out of it, nice, warm and cosy. Enjoy! I have a question if I may: what is everyday wardrobe guide? Would you be so kind as to put me in the right direction where I can find this. Thank you so much! Kindest Linda

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Hi Linda! The Everyday Style Circle is a subscription for styling advice. As part of the membership, we get a capsule guide for every season full of trendy pieces and even links to shop with (for those members who don’t sew). There are also a ton of classes on body shape, finding your style, etc. I love it a lot and use those resources all the time.

[@theseamstressatthecottage]

What a wonderful shirt! I am so impressed! It fits you so well. The pattern matching was done so well, and I love the bias cut accents. Thank you for taking part in the collaboration ❤

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you Katinka - I loved doing this with you both. 💞

[@SewAndTellwithDori]

Nice shirt, Izzy! I was drawn to it by the beautiful plaid fabric, but then checked out the pattern on the Cashmerette website. Because I'm built just like you, it would be really nice to have a button-down shirt made for our figure type. This is a pattern I will be buying soon! I really like the back yoke and button placket being cut on the bias to provide a lot of interest. It provides a really nice look to an otherwise regular flannel shirt pattern. Not only was this a great colab make, it was a great pattern review! I normally stick to Big 4 patterns, but will be looking at more Cashmerette patterns in the future. Any other pattern makers you could recommend to me for women with our shapes? 🥰 Now, on to the other colab video (Katinka's).

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I like Love Notions (for tops mostly because I have a hard time fitting their bottoms to my body) and Itch-to-Stitch (also for tops) are firm favourites of mine. I also made a few Pattern Emporium patterns successfully and the one Style Arc pants pattern I’ve made ended up fitting me really well (Parker Ponte Pants). I really should try more companies, but it’s hard to try new companies after finding a few that really fit well with minimal adjustments.

[@SewAndTellwithDori]

Thanks so much, Izzy! Really appreciate your recommendations. I'm hoping to loosing a lot of weight at some point🤞🏻, but in the meantime, I need patterns that fit a more generous body. @@dizzyquiltsandsews

[@dale4032]

love it!! the colour is gorgeous.. we seem to be hanging out at all the same places.. everyday style and Cashmerette and live close to Ottawa near the 401 .. enjoy you chats.. oh ya You use Minerva a lot .. what about Fabricville.. I found they brought in better fabric then fabricland.. my Brockville store closed and Joannes across the border closed too.. I'm left to the crappy selection in Ottawa.. oh well take care.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I have family near Ottawa and my son used to play Junior AAA hockey in Napean so i know the area. The Fabricville near me closed down (I bought a whole roll of muslin fabric in their closing sale) but I do order online from them once in a while. I do have Club Tissu near me which is not bad, but a lot of their fabric is quilting cotton now. I love that I can order online from Core Fabrics and pick it up at their warehouse (which is conveniently located near my daughter’s work).

[@suewilbur504]

Your flannel shirt is gorgeous!! 💙🩵 It’s -13 this morning in NS with a windchill of -20. 🥶Time for me to make a flannel shirt too!

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

LOL Yes!! Thank you so much Sue.

[@ZeldaSews]

Oh I have the Vernon shirt pattern. It looks so good on you! I need to pull that pattern out, piece of together and sew it up!❤❤❤

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Yes, get that shirt pattern out! 🤣

[@MichelleSewsAgain]

I can't believe you've never owned a plaid flannel! It was a staple for me in high school LOL. I admit, I don't own one today (and haven't as an adult). Love the top - going to check out the other ladies now 😊

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I wore my dad’s sweatshirts in high school 🤣

[@noemir8262]

Love it!!!!!❤ I have a hand me down flannel shirt from my husband that I wear. I should try to make a misses version.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

You should! 😊

[@ErinSews]

Wow that blue is an incredible color on you! The shirt looks so cozy and perfect for your weather. I love the compliments from your husband and son- you’re right that unsolicited praise from them means it’s super impressive! This was a great collab and fun to watch. Stay as warm as you can! ⛄️

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Neither one of them ever says anything about my garments, so when they do, it really is huge 🤣

[@karenegan2640]

Your shirt looks great, I really love the colour, I need to have a look at that pattern, it’s not one I’ve seen xx

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

You should - it’s a really great shirt pattern!

[@LeonieLang-lr4pt]

Love your shirt, just be given some flannel material,was going to make a shirt for male in the family , but have changed my mind, making it for me as winter is coming to Australia.

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Yes!!

[@socarole66]

Oh my word 💙😍💙. That shirt is fantastic and the colour on you is incredible. I love the cuffs etc on the bias 👏🏼. You ended up with such a successful sew... mine not so much 😂😂. Thanks so much for the wonderful shout out. ❤xx

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Thank you Carole! Yours was fantastic too. Xx 💞

[@MountainAccentsSewing]

Wow. That blue plaid is stunning. It's perfect for a Vernon. I believe this pattern is going to be a TNT for you. 💙💙💙

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

I think so too!

[@ZeldaSews]

Izzy, I have no flannel shirts or anything with plaids. Because I don't know how to pattern match

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

It’s really not as hard as we think. It’s just really time-consuming.

[@Sheri...]

Can you tell me a comparable pattern for small busted women? I checked this one out & it's for C cup busts or larger. Being a member of the "Itty Bitty Titty" Club, it's not for me! Tks!

[@dizzyquiltsandsews]

Love Notions has a really cute button up shirt that is pretty similar: the Aria shirt. You could always do a small bust adjustment on the Cashmerette pattern, but the Aria is a good one too. I made that one a couple of times.

[@Sheri...]

Thanks, I'll check that one out.

[@pambrown8378]

Love your shirt...the color is awesome. I have flannel shirts but never wear them but maybe if I got some new ones I would.