Mad Quilter's
Michael's Cool Shirt
Size 2
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Michael's Cool Shirt
Size 2
DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN BY CLICKING HERE
Fabric Required:
1/2 meter of 110cm width, light woven cotton for the shirt.
a fat quarter or scraps of contrast for the facings
Snaps or buttons for fastening.
matching threads
Prepare the pattern
There are four pages to print.
Make sure you don't scale the pattern, when you print.
Cut and piece Back part a and b, matching the V's to make X's
Cut and piece Front part a and b, matching the V's to make X's
Trace off the back and front facings to use as a pattern for cutting facings.
1/2 meter of 110cm width, light woven cotton for the shirt.
a fat quarter or scraps of contrast for the facings
Snaps or buttons for fastening.
matching threads
Prepare the pattern
There are four pages to print.
Make sure you don't scale the pattern, when you print.
Cut and piece Back part a and b, matching the V's to make X's
Cut and piece Front part a and b, matching the V's to make X's
Trace off the back and front facings to use as a pattern for cutting facings.
The pattern pieces sit nicely on 110cm wide fabric.
Place back on the fold of the fabric.
Fold facing fabric right sides together.
Cut facings. Back facing needs to be placed on a fold.
Two sleeve facings are cut to measurements:
30cm long by 4cm wide
Construction
Place right side of facings to wrong side of fabric, as in photo above.
Pin them into place.
Sew along the outer edges with a 1cm seam allowance.
Trim and clip the seam allowance.
I used pinking shears, but you can just clip.
Fold the facings to the front and press with an iron.
Pin the raw edge of the facings under.
This is a little tricky and I don't recommend using an iron.
Just softly shape and turn the raw edge with your fingers.
Stitch the facings along the edge you just pinned under.
Stitch close to the fold and use a matching thread.
Pin the fronts to the back along the shoulder.
Match the end of the sleeves and the neck edge.
Don't panic if the facings don't match perfectly, you're not making a wedding dress!
Stitch the shoulders with a 1 cm seam allowance.
Finish the seams by sewing them together with a zigzag stitch.
Trim the seam close to the zigzag stitch.
Press the shirt open at the shoulders.
Add the sleeve facings as you attached the front and back facings.
Place the facing right side to the wrong side of the shirt.
Pin into place.
Fold the facings to the front and press.
Pin the sleeve facings and stitch into place.
Fold the shirt at the shoulders matching the side and sleeve seams.
Pin well.
Sew the side and sleeve seams with a 1 cm seam allowance.
Pivot at the underarm.
Reinforce the corner with a second line of stitching over the first row just at the corner.
Clip into the corner's, being careful not to snip the stitches.
Finish the seams by zigzaging them together and trim the seam allowance.
Baste the seams down at the sleeve edges.
Sew a couple of stitches to hold the seam allowance flat.
Do this at the neck edge with the shoulder seam.
This just stops the seam irritating little ones.
Hem the bottom of the shirt.
Use a double fold hem.
Fold up 1cm and fold over again 1cm enclosing the raw edge.
Place snaps or sew buttons and button holes.
I used 3 snaps.
This is a little boys shirt the buttons go on the left and buttonholes on the right.
I always used to forget which side to put the buttons on, until I taught myself that....
Women are always RIGHT!
( women's buttons are on the right!)
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You can make these for sale.
You can share the pattern with your friends.
You can't publish this on your web site without my permission.
You can't sell my pattern or instructions.
You can't claim this is your work.
Please if you make one let me know!
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