Sewing for others... Burda Young 7811 Men's shirt

I hope everyone has had a happy and relaxed Easter break.  Mine has been quiet and filled with quite a bit of sewing and knitting.  One finished object this week-end was a shirt for my oldest son (which was promised for his birthday in February).  

I used this pattern which I picked up in a sale bin, as it would be OOP...

I love the lime and check, but did not feel my son would wear it!  I was going for a retro-feel smart shirt and made it up in a block cotton broadcloth with Kona Dimensions cotton as an accent. Both were purchased from Fabric.com for this project.

The finished shirt...

It is, of course, difficult to photograph the black shirt and show the details so here is a close-up of the collar...

and a close-up of the side panels (excuse all the fluff on the sleeves, black cotton and my sewing room don't play well) ...

If I were to make this shirt again I might make it a little longer for my tall son.  

I made no alterations to the pattern except I didn't line the sleeves with the contrast fabric as I figured he wouldn't be rolling them as per the pattern cover.  I also left off the pocket and used buttons instead of snaps.  He must have liked it as he wore it home.  I got it finished with half an hour  to spare before he boarded the bus.   Nothing like a deadline to motivate a finished item...