Keep the two fabric pieces together rightsides to the inside and sew the two bodices together at the shoulder seams.ĭecide on the length of the sleeve you want. Step 5 Join the bodices together at the shoulder Hand stitch the binding in place at the back. Use another facing piece to bind the back neckline. Step 4 Sew the neckline of the back bodice Understitch the seam allowance and the facing together so that the facing turns smoothly to the back. Clip all over the seam allowance so that the facing will turn smoothly Clip at the v neck joint as well(this is very very important). Clip the seam allowance at 1/2 inch interval. Sew with a 1/4 allowance on the facing piece.(Red line is the cutting line white the stitching line)Ĭheck out this post on making a facing pattern.Ĭut the inner portion. Keep it on your front bodice piece and pin in place. The difference is only at the armhole – so mark the new armhole on your fabric as in the picture below.įor the front neckline make a facing piece.
Keep this aside as the back bodice.Mark on the remaining fabric (the outside one) for the front bodice. Step 2 Separate, Mark and cut the front bodice
#FLUTTER SLEEVE TOP SEWING PATTERN PLUS#
Cut it out.(If you have wider hips, calculate D-E as 1/4 of hips plus 1″) Mark the top fabric with the following pattern – this is for the back bodice. Step 1 Mark and cut the front and back bodicesįold the two fabric pieces by the middle and keep them together. You also need two fabric pieces (measuring double the length of the sleeves you want) to make the sleeves. It is available for children, women, and plus sizes.To make this top, cut out 2 fabric pieces of length 22 inches. If you are ready to start making a flutter sleeves version of the Classic T-shirt, head over to and grab this fantastic pattern. That’s really all I had to do! It was quick and easy, but it made the shirt look drastically different from the basic short sleeve Classic T-shirt. Flutter sleeves attached Front view Step 5: For finishing purposes, I also pressed the seam allowances toward the body of the shirt and then top stitched, which looks more polished. I placed right sides together and sewed a 3/8″ zigzag stitch, making sure to overlap the tails of the flutter sleeves at the bottom of the arm hole. Hemmed and ready to attach Step 4: After completing the narrow hem, I attached the sleeves to the shoulder and rest of the arm hole of my Classic T-shirt. Also, I made sure to use a flexible stitch, so that the material flows freely instead of looking stiff. Narrow hem on the outside Step 3: Next, I made a narrow hem on the outside edge of the flutter sleeves. Attaching the sleeves Step 2: I cut out the fabric and checked to make sure the size would fit with my Classic T-shirt main body section. I accomplished this by tracing around the old pattern piece on top of the sleeve pattern piece from the Classic T-Shirt. Creating a new pattern piece Step 1: I found my old flutter sleeves shirt pattern and created a similar sleeve pattern piece.
It looks cute with jeans or shorts as well as dressier pants or a skirt. While it is still a casual top, it can easily be a transition piece, depending on what you pair it with. Although this is a simple hack, it completely changes the overall look of the shirt. I chose flutter sleeves because one of my favorite handmade shirts has flutter sleeves, and the silhouette looks great. After making the tank version of the Classic T-shirt, I was ready to try something different. If you want to change your look using a user-friendly classic pattern, this hack is for you.
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