I have been wanting to try to make a shirt out of this material for about a year and a half now and I finally found the perfect pattern. I was on burdastyle hoping to find something quick and easy. This pattern from dixiediy was exactly what I was looking for. This is such an easy pattern, and the instructions are simple to follow for a “just more than beginning” sewer.
I’m sure there is a more technical approach to making the stripes match at the side seams, but here is what I did.
Cut out the back piece – one of the two pattern pieces.
Match the stripes on the piece you just cut (the back) with the stripes that are going to be sewn to it (the front). Make sure that the bottoms of the two pattern pieces line up as well.
This is another closeup of the matched fabric. Now, remove the “already cut” piece from the table (the back) and cut out the front pattern piece.
Tada! Wasn’t that easy! Now a word about the pattern. I decided to use knit fabric for a woven fabric pattern – which is not always a super idea. However it worked out here. The only problem was that I had to take in about 2 inches on either side because I made the shirt a bit big – of course erring on the large side is mostly always a super idea.
I will post photos of the finished shirt as soon as I can get my overworked husband to do it for me. Our business has had a very busy last few weeks. Either that or I may have to bribe my 4 year old and see if I can get a good one that way!