Monday, September 19, 2011

I Made a T-Shirt!


I've never attempted this before. A first. I bought knit fabric at Fabric Depot's outdoor sale for $3.00/yard, I got a pattern (by Figgy's - Tee For Two), and away I went. I traced and cut last night, went over design options with my 4-yr-old this morning before school, and sewed the whole thing while fighting off an active 2 year old this afternoon.


It was actually pretty easy - and I'm generally not a knits person.  He loves his new pirate ship shirt! It's pretty darn cool looking, for being made by his Mom ;)
 

I think I'll make a bunch of these, since I have like 10 yards of knits now, and I only used about a 1/2 for this.   Cheers All,  hope back to school is treating you all well!

8 comments:

  1. That looks great! How did you make the design in the middle? Is it appliqued? In the pictures it almost looks screenprinted.

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  2. Anne, it's a reverse applique, the orange fabric is sewn to the back side and the design is cut out of the front fabric. Thanks for your comment!

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  3. That turned out great! the pirate ship is pretty awesome...

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  4. It's a great shirt! I'd like to draft and make knit shirts for myself one day. Did you use a serger or your sewing machine?

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  5. So awesome! He looks great in it!

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  6. Thanks Ladies! Jackie, this pattern is great, because you don't need a serger to make it, she has great instructions for just using your regular machine. I did however use a serger for a few of the seams, just because I have one and have not used it for knits before.

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  7. I want one too! Only thing cuter than the shirt is the kid!

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