Thomas t-shirt |
For my grandson's fourth birthday I made him a t-shirt. Like most little boys, he loves Thomas.
Piece cut from sheet |
I had made him a cot sheet for school from a top sheet that mom had bought. I kept the leftover fabric, of course.
Ready to fuse in place |
I cut one of the squares from the sheet and fused heavy duty Wonder Under to the back. This is the no sew kind.
Front ready for construction |
I then carefully cut around the engine design and ironed it to the front piece of the t-shirt. The fabric was from my stash and the neck band was from a t-shirt I had cut up to make a quilt.
Pattern used |
I used the Kwik-Sew book for the pattern, tracing out the size four. After that the construction went quickly.
Tapes used to make it easier |
I used the fusible bias tape to stabilize the shoulders and the double sided fusible to hold the hems in place while I stitched them with the cover stitch. I love my Babylock serger that also has the cover stitch. The right tools help make projects sew up quickly and neatly.