If you follow my blog you may have picked up on the fact that I love Helen’s Closet’s patterns – I’ve made a lot of Ardens, a Sandpiper (with more on the way), Sam aprons, Blackwood cardigans, Elliot Sweaters, and I’ve just bought the Gilbert top and have made 1 so far with another cut out (coming eventually to the blog!).

But my most recent obsession is the Jackson top/tee. I was looking for a basic tee pattern and I know Helen’s Closet has great drafting and grading so I went for it. My first version is one of my favs. This is some fabric I’ve had in my stash for a while. I made some underwear from it but there was a good amount left to make this tee. There was even enough to match the stripes on the side seams!

I made the size 10, which is 3 sizes bigger than my measurements as I wanted an over-sized fit – I’m finding myself more and more drawn to looser shapes these days. I cut the hem at the size a/d line but straightened off. I didn’t want the bands on the hem or cuffs as I didn’t really want a sweatshirt vibe. I lengthened the sleeve by 7cm to compensate for the lack of cuffs – but I ended up removing 6 of those centimetres! And I still had a 2cm hem. I also did a 2cm hem on the bottom.

I did make another 3 Jacksons straight away and a 4th short sleeved one – again, coming eventually to the blog. I’ve been sewing up a storm recently so I have a lot of projects to share! I love this one especially and I love the fit I ended up with. I think this will definitely be my go to tee pattern forever now!