“Why yes, I AM your lobster shirt.”
A quick sew, which is very out of character for me.
Lining up the print on this one was a piece of cake, only had to take care NOT to turn it upside down as it’s a one-way print.
Fabric: Fabric Traditions
Pattern: McCalls 7360
Very jaunty! I’m a lover of crustacean imagery and this is no exception.
You do the best alterations to a pattern!
Your lobster shirt would be a huge hit here in PEI.
So cool! Of course, now I’m hungry….
Cute! I just bought a tiny lobster figure the other day for my husband…because he’s my lobster 
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@gozer There’s very little resemblance to the original pattern ;). Necklines? Sleeves? Interchangeable.
I kept looking at the pattern and then your shirt, and at first, I thought you had uploaded the wrong image. Then I remembered it was you, and you are magical.
A pattern is merely a suggestion.
I have a few favorite patterns that I use as a starting point. This one is “front with darts, back with yoke.” Some of my others in heavy rotation are “front with dart, back with center seam,” “raglan,” and “princess seam.”
I decide if I’m in the mood to make a collar, and if so, what kind. Collars and necklines are interchangeable, for the most part.
Button front or not? Sleeves, long or short, puffy or straight?
I don’t tend to sew patterns with decorative elements like interesting seaming or embelishments, because I favor prints, and you can’t see the sewing details in the busy-ness of a print.
Some others from this pattern:
with a collar
button front
same as lobster version
