Favorite shirt, twice in paisley: Burda 09-2009-105

I am noticing a trend in my wardrobe.  There's plenty of paisley and I went on a fuchsia fabric kick a while back so there's a lot of that in stash and soon to be in my working life.  I never got around to sewing the shirt I was planning to sew from the September issue.  I found a plain button down shirt pattern in the same issue that I thought would be perfect for some dotted swiss paisley in my stash (pretty loud, when it comes down to it) and it turns out that it was a good match.  A good match for the fabric and for me, as far as having a good basic in my wardrobe.

Here's Burda's version in a subdued business blue.  It's a classic shirt, vented cuffs, shirt tail hem, and yoked back.  I love the fit and that the collar is small and flattering.

Burda 09-2009-105, to be accessorized with glasses and a paper cup.

 Here's the first version of this shirt I made, in November, in dotted swiss paisley.

Dotted swiss paisley button down, front

Dotted swiss paisley button down, back

This is my second shirt, which I finished this week, in yellow paisley cotton lawn and yellow buttons.  I think that after it's washed it'll feel more like the first shirt, which is my favorite.  This yellow shirt seems to have more ease in it, and I'm not quite sure why.  Having put the shirts on one after the other for photos this morning, I think I forgot to fold out the ease in the upper sleeve on the pattern while cutting out this shirt.  It makes a difference in how the sleeves fit, and I'll have to pay attention the next time I make this shirt.  There will be a next time!

Paisley cotton lawn, front

Yellow paisley cotton lawn, back.  Extra ease in the sleeve cap?