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Learn to Sew a Sleeveless Button-Up

Elevate your garment-making skills with this detailed online sewing class. Using the Willis pattern, you'll create a stylish sleeveless button-up shirt while mastering essential techniques. Learn professional methods for constructing collars, creating perfect buttonholes, shaping darts, and installing pockets. This class guides you through fabric selection and teaches you how to achieve a polished finish on armholes using bias binding. Perfect for intermediate sewists looking to expand their skills while creating a versatile wardrobe piece.

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Garment Sewing Basics

In this sewalong, you’ll see each step from the instructions in action and get some extra tips to help you sew. Tip: keep the instructions nearby while you watch!

This pattern is rated Intermediate, but adventurous beginners are welcome! We assume that you’re not an absolute beginner and you have some experience cutting out fabric, finishing seams, and using your machine and tools. If you need extra help along the way, click the “Links” tab below the video player or hop onto the Community to post a question.

Learn to Sew a Sleeveless Button-Up

Here’s what you’ll need for this class:


  • The Willis pattern

  • All purpose sewing thread

  • Sewing machine needle

  • 1 yard of lightweight fusible interfacing

  • 10 (version 1) or 9 (version 2) 3/8” buttons

  • 1 1/2 yards of 3/8” single fold bias tape

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