Kids Clothes Week Challenge – Day 2

After seeing Ros from Sew Delicious’s version of the Tumble Tee – I knew it was a pattern I wanted to try. And it was another that came in the Sew Fab bundle – so that is now two patterns I have made. Just one more to make the investment pay off (and then another 10 or so bonus patterns!)

Tumble Tee by Imagine Gnats

Ok bear with me as I get a bit gushy. This pattern is kinda amazing!! I really really love it (this was actually the third I made but the first I took photos of before my camera ran out of batteries, will share the others this week).

Sewing with knits is only a new thing for me. It was a personal challenge I set myself this year. I’m working my way up to sewing something for myself (I have a couple of metres of the most beautiful Liberty knit – sigh!).

The front of this shirt is a thrifted/op shop baby blanket (an idea from Ros). It had a sweet little corner section which became the pocket. I nearly wasn’t going to put it on as it says ‘Mommy loves you’ (we spell it Mummy down under) but I think it is a sweet addition – do you?

The back fabric was another op shop find. Expect to see a lot of it as I have about 2 or 3 metres. Some of it is cut out already. I often wonder what the last person was making and if they would approve of how I’m using it now. It is quite a heavy weave knit rather than a light jersey knit.

For this version I did the t-shirt length but actually didn’t hem just overlocked (serged) the hem so it is slightly longer than it should be. I also didn’t colour block the front as per the pattern.

Stay tuned for my other versions – each different! Now that is a versatile pattern.