Liam's Groovy Apple Shirt

I made this shirt yesterday in it's entirety, including tracing the pattern. It is from the Summer 2010 issue of Ottobre, and is known as the "Apple" summer shirt. I did a size 98, and as there wasn't a hem allowance marked on the pattern, I assumed there wasn't one. I added an extra inch, but only turned the hem up 1cm, but I think the length is quite good.



The fabric is "Groove" from Robert Kaufman that I purchased from Funky Fabrix using the voucher I won at Sew It Together. I used pearl snaps - I think I am going to have to get some more of these soon, I have been using them heaps.

Another T-shirt for Liam

After finishing the other t-shirt yesterday, I got stuck into this one. When it was finished Liam asked me "Shirt off?" so that he could try it on, and as you can see, was happy to pose for more photos. I've used this Ottobre free stencil design before, for a long sleeved t-shirt that is also one of his favourites.

New T-shirt for Liam

As you can see, Liam is pretty pleased with his new T-shirt. He doesn't seem to have enough of them at the moment, so I've got a few to make. This one was made from some fabric from my stash. I'm pretty sure that it's left-overs from mum's.



The stencil is a free design from Ottobre, and I used freezer paper and some orange fabric paint from the old stash (yes, it's still good). The pattern is my stand-by t-shirt pattern from Kwik-Sew Sewing for Toddlers. I did a size three with an extra inch or so added to the bottom. I used twin needles to do the hem and to apply the neck and sleeve bands.