Mykonos — Linen Shirts, Pants, and Shorts Sewing Pattern (Premium Paper)

This shirt pattern lends itself to many different options. I used a lot of different heavy weight doggie bag fabrics for my test and it came out great! This pattern is great for color block work. Going to try a medium weight next. The pants pattern fits me. I only wish I had read through the instructions more carefully before cutting/sewing as this pattern has a left hand zipper (not right handed, like I'm used to). The curved waist band works great. Yes, this is a more detailed assembly for both shirt and pants, just go slow and follow the instructions. Not a beginner pattern.

This is a beautifully designed shirt, and if a pattern doesn't include pockets, I always add them - no need with this one! I also appreciated the squared-off collar band, rather than a rounded one - much easier, and more crisp. The construction was new for me in terms of the breast pockets; very unusual, and pretty classy. There are two reasons this didn't get 5 stars. The first is that, for a summer shirt (i.e. linen), 3 layers required for the breast pockets make it very heavy/thick. The second is that I have not been able to set in the sleeves without puckering (I've ripped them out & re-sewn them twice so far). I even used basting stitches to ease in the sleeve cap and still get unacceptable puckers. I'm a pretty accomplished sewist, but not a fashion designer, so I'm kind of at a loss as to how to fix this. When I reached out to FS for assistance, I was told it was a drop sleeve, but no hints as to how to alter things to eliminate the real issue. Anyway, I'd love to make this again (and probably will) after I figure out how to eliminate the breast pockets (I only use the side ones, anyway) and resolve the sleeve issue. And, I may try the light-weight (handkerchief) linen instead of the medium weight. It really is a lovely design.

This is not the fault of the pattern or instructions; I was not expecting so complicated a pants pattern for casual wear. I wanted a pair that were straight legged and not baggy in the seat, two in seam pockets, and elastic waist. I made pants using the free Moroccan pattern, but did not like the fit. I will follow my usual method and painfully remove the stitching from a pair I like, and use them as a pattern for some new duds. Susan in Tucson

I am almost done with the Mykonos shorts. Size 16 is too small and size 18 are too big and I didn't want to buy two patterns. I added a little bit to the 16 and made the seam allowance a little smaller and came out with a good fit. But the most exciting part is I figured out the fly zipper installation. Between the booklet and the tutorial for the Riva pants in the help center I made it work, and I only had to rip it out once! Now all that's left is the waistband. Just Curious - which weight do you recommend for these pants? I made them in the IL09 Feather.

Hello, It's lovely to hear your Mykonos Pants came out with a good fit, and our Help Center Tutorials were able to help. We recommend our IL019 mediumweight or 4C22 heavyweight for the pants/shorts in this pattern

The Mykonos patterns are too complicated for me, although it looked simple in the picture. The top is too "front heavy" with four pockets and the bottom is even more complicated so I can't use the pattern. I like simple patterns like those that can be downloaded, but the downloading doesn't work all the time.

We're sorry you found the Mykonos Collection complicated. This pattern is for the Advanced skill level. Please lookout for an email from us so we can help out best :)