Kid's shirts can be so inexpensive as to make this not-as-useful, but I made Karston a long-sleeved shirt from one of my old tee-shirts and a "rag" tee-shirt. He really liked the unique print on the front of my old tee-shirt that I didn't wear anymore, so this project was worth my time. I finished it in a week, just working on it a few minutes most days.
- trace an existing long-sleeved shirt that fits well onto large-enough paper (like a paper grocery bag sliced open)
- cut pattern
- cut pieces from inside-out shirt
- pin shoulders
- thread serger
- serge shoulders
- serge neckline
- pin sleeves to shoulders, matching sleeve top to new shoulder seam
- serge sleeves to shoulders, but leave sides open
- pin sleeves and sides
- start at cuff, and serge from sleeve to side
- serge bottom of shirt
- pin hem
- iron hem in place
- switch from serger to sewing machine, thread sewing machine
- stitch hem using a stitch with some stretch (zig-zag typically, but I used a wave to go with the shells)
- pin fold-over elastic around neckline
- stitch foe at neck with zig-zag
- using a small crochet hook, catch all serger ends underneath closest serged seam
Voilà, one long-sleeved kid's shirt, made an adult's shirt! Easier to do than I expected too -- sergers really are fast!
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