This project has been designed by Little Miss Fancy Frocks – the dynamic mother-daughter duo who lovingly create handcrafted clothing for adults and children. Visit their Facebook page here.

Minerva Crafts have kindly provided the materials for this project. Visit them for all your sewing and crafting needs.

Child's T-Shirt Project

Make this casual T-shirt for a child in a soft jersey for the summer. An ideal project for the beginner to dressmaking using a simple “T” shape, incorporating simple seams and hems.

Sizing chart

You will need...

T-shirt fabric which is at least 60cm wide:

Small T-shirt  - 50cm

Medium T-shirt - 60cm

Large T-shirt - 70cm

Sewing thread

You will also require a sewing machine.

Measuring to establish which size to sew

Take the sleeve edge-to-edge measurement.

 Take the shoulder to hem measurement.

Instructions

Draw and cut out 2 T-shirt shapes as indicated above for the size you require.

With right sides together pin the shoulder seams.

Stitch the seams using a stretch stitch or a narrow zig-zag stitch. Neaten appropriately by machine or overlocker.

Fold over 1cm to form the neckline and tack in position.

Using a zig-zag stitch (we used width 3) stitch the neckline in position, thereby enclosing the raw edge. Pull the ends of the stitching to the wrong side and using a darning needle to lose the threads in the fold of the neckline.

Place right sides together and pin the side seams. Curve the seam as indicated, the curve will enable the finished seam to lie flatter.

Stitch and neaten the side seams.

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