Striped long sleeve tee for my nephew

Striped long sleeve tee for my nephew

After finishing my Washi Dress last Saturday night, I quickly cut and sewed up a long sleeve tee for my nephew who was celebrating his 4th birthday at 10am the next morning.  I say quickly, but this project took twice as long as I expected. I hadn’t factored in the time it took to unpick my first attempt at the neckline binding (yes, a four thread overlocked seam had to be dismantled), or the time it took break, replace and nurse my last twin needle through the sewing of the hems.

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If you’re admiring my side seam stripe matching (and you should be!) is all due to the magic of a walking foot.  Not familiar with a walking foot?  It’s function is to evenly feed both the bottom and top fabrics at the same time.  To achieve this, a walking foot has it’s own set of feed dogs that move in a walking motion over the fabric.  A walking foot looks slightly intimidating and bulky, and it sounds a bit clunky when it’s in action, but boy it does a fabulous job.  Want to see a walking foot in action?  Made-by-Rae has a short video you can watch here.

Pattern:  Ottobre Design – Creative Workshop 301 – The Best T-Shirts : View B, Straight Cut Design
Size:  110cm (made for a 4 year old with room for growing)
Fabric:  Cotton/Lycra from Cutting Edge Fabrics
Alterations:  None

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