Last week, I decided to copy Melissa and make myself a t-shirt.
People! This was fun to sew.
I had the navy Laguna knit in my stash. It was purchased as part of a kit for a dress that I never made. Use it or lose it, right? Right! I paired it with a fat quarter of an Anna Maria Horner voile from the stash. I'm tall with a long torso so I had to turn the fat quarter 90 degrees to get the length I needed, but this print works well in either direction. Plus it looks great with the solid navy.
I followed Melissa's directions, including using the Metro T-shirt pattern by Liesl & Co. I love the process of adjusting patterns. All the measuring, drawing, tracing – I always end up learning so much. This time I altered the pattern to bring the seams forward and create a hi-low hem as Liesl shows in her tutorial. Once I sewed it up and tried it on, I felt that it was way too long in the back, so I drew the hem a second time, taking 3 inches off the back of the tee and leaving the front where it was. In the end, my shirt ended up a little more than 2 inches longer in the back than the front center. (If you do not have a long torso, I think you would need to shorten the front piece as Liesl suggests.)
I've worn this tee a couple of times and I love it. Jane asked me yesterday whether I had made it – the girls were still away at camp when it was sewn up. After I answered yes, she asked where I bought the blue shirt to alter. When I explained that I had sewn the entire thing, she was a little surprised. But for me, that is the icing on the cake. I made a t-shirt that looks store bought! Even up close!
Win, win, win.
It’s SO cute, Erin. Makes me want to try knits. (I’ve never sewn any knits!)
super super cute! i’m planning (someday, soon i hope!) to make a scout tee with with different fabrics for the front and back. i love that look.
Oh my goodness this is very sweet!
Love it! I had someone ask recently too. “I know you make stuff, but that doesn’t even look like you made it!” Such a funny yet loved compliment!
Such a cute shirt!!