For some reason, I had a large amount of brown knit fabric in my stash. Some of it was a piece of ITY knit from Fabric Mart Fabrics. The other was a rayon jersey. I decided to try out my Sure Fit Designs dress kit to make a series of T shirts - long sleeve, short sleeve, and a tank; all with a different neckline. Here are the results.
This T-shirt has a fold over neckline. I used the idea from a Jalie pattern. To accomplish this, I transferred the front dart to the top and used, added a tab, gathered, and folded over. Neckline finish is a bound edge with the same fabric. Here is a close up of the front.
For this T, I used an idea from a new Linda Rholfing booklet and used a ruched edging for the neckline. You just cut out a strip, gather and sew. There is no hemming. I first turned down the neckline edge before adding the ruching. This was actually the first shirt I made from my Sure Fit Designs blue print, and felt it should be longer. I added a lace edge to the bottom, which I think gave it a little more styling and added the length I wanted. It does have the darts from the dress kit. Initially, I only went down one dot on my blue print, but because this ITY fabric is so stretchy, I took it in 1/2 inch on both sides and liked the results.
Here's a close up of the ruched edging.
Last but not least is a tank top using Glenda Sparling's instructions from the booklet she offered in February for free to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Sure Fit Designs. The booklet will be a saleable item soon on the new Learning Center from Sure Fit Designs. I highly recommend it.
I have several other T-shirts cut out, but certainly not in brown. I believe I have four ready to sew plus a pair of capri length pajama pants ready to sew!
