I must have made this before, but I don't have any examples documented in this blog. I have traced and cut out a smaller size (R) and written my daughter's name on it, and I also have a size S traced and cut out, which is what I determined I needed this time. (Update I found the earlier versions.)
I added a couple inches to the hips and made this t-shirt for tennis. I didn't have enough of this fabric left to do a raglan top, which I thought I'd prefer (Jalie 3245), but in the end, I like how this turned out. I thought it might be a smidge too small, but I wore it today to play and it was comfortable. The question is when I make another shirt (I have two more bits of this Nike fabric), will I be too lazy to trace out a larger size, or will I just make this one again?
I added a couple inches to the hips and made this t-shirt for tennis. I didn't have enough of this fabric left to do a raglan top, which I thought I'd prefer (Jalie 3245), but in the end, I like how this turned out. I thought it might be a smidge too small, but I wore it today to play and it was comfortable. The question is when I make another shirt (I have two more bits of this Nike fabric), will I be too lazy to trace out a larger size, or will I just make this one again?
One thing I learned making this is to never, never, never cut snips into the seam allowance to mark the join marks. OMG I knew I should not do that into a 1/4" seam allowance, but I did because I'm lazy and this method is what so many people say they do. Of course, I ended up with two holes on each side seam. I had to cover them up with satin stitching. It's an absolute pain finding an easy yet accurate method for pattern markings, but snips ain't it.
I used my new coverstitch to sew hems and topstitch the yoke, shoulders, neckline, AND the side seams, which I did hoping it would cover the holes, which it didn't. Anywho, my coverstitch is a DREAM. It's a Babylock Euphoria, aptly named, and it's 100 billion times better than the POC Janome Coverstitch Pro I traded in for it. So nice to have good equipment.
I still love my Babylock Imagine serger. Even though it's so old it's been discontinued, it's still an awesome machine. My Pfaff Ambition 1.5 is equally old. They don't make those anymore either. But it's also super quality and I still love it.
I used my new coverstitch to sew hems and topstitch the yoke, shoulders, neckline, AND the side seams, which I did hoping it would cover the holes, which it didn't. Anywho, my coverstitch is a DREAM. It's a Babylock Euphoria, aptly named, and it's 100 billion times better than the POC Janome Coverstitch Pro I traded in for it. So nice to have good equipment.
I still love my Babylock Imagine serger. Even though it's so old it's been discontinued, it's still an awesome machine. My Pfaff Ambition 1.5 is equally old. They don't make those anymore either. But it's also super quality and I still love it.
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Here is the second tennis tee I made with my stash of this Nike performance jersey and Jalie 2005. By the time I got to cutting out this shirt, I had only scraps of black, so I had to use red to trim the sleeves. An eensy bit weird, but whatevs. It's comfy and I think it looks cool.
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