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Classic Striped Jackson Tee

This was I think the 5th Jackson I’ve made, but only the second to make it to the blog – seems odd to share sweatshirts in August!

As with the first version I made, this is the size 10, which is 3 sizes bigger than my measurements. I cut it at the length of views A and D but cut straight across, instead of curved. Obviously this is the short sleeved version and I made no changes to the sleeve length of the short sleeves. I like that they’re almost elbow length as I hate tiny short sleeves on tees because they don’t go well under cardigans/jumpers, they bunch up and you end up sweating on the knitwear instead of on the tee. TMI? Probably. Oh well.

The fabric is some ponte roma I bought in at Crafty Sew and So in Leicester the last time I was up there for the Dressmaker’s Ball, which I think was in 2019! I used a bit of it to make a vest top in the great underwear sew of 2021. I had just enough left for the Jackson to fit, and to pattern match the stripes across the side seams – that and a matching pocket is about my limit when it comes to pattern matching tbh! It’s possible the fabric is a little too stiff for the vibe I’m going for with the over-sized thing but I do love this top – and I’m wearing it right now as I type this!

Of course you must know by now how much I love Helen’s Closet and I think this is going to become my go-to tee pattern. I have some white and some mustard jerseys I want to make into tees and I think I’ll be reaching for the Jackson when I get around to cutting out/sewing them up. I think I’ve got enough to make a long-sleeved and short-sleeved version from each fabric. Hopefully!

Speaking of the Dressmakers Ball, I should probably get some fabric and start making my outfit…..oops.

Mustard Stripey Jackson Tee

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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!

2 Jersey Inari Tees

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After sharing my 6 woven Inari tees I thought I’d share 2 jersey ones I made at the same time. I think 8 should be enough of the same top for now, hey! 😂

This first one is made from leftover fabric from this Peppermint jersey dress I made a few years ago.

I still love the colour of this fabric and since I don’t wear the dress super often, I’m glad to have another garment made from the same fabric.

You can’t really see in the photos but I put the neckband on backwards, with the join right in the front which is a bit annoying but I noticed after I’d overlocked and top-stitched it and couldn’t be bothered to unpick so much stitching!

This grey one is made from the left over fabric from my Toaster sweater, which I also very seldom wear, so I’m also glad to have finally sewn up the remnants into a more wearable top.

I don’t quite know what happened to the neckband on this top, but it looks really buckled. Bit annoying, but again, I noticed when I’d done all the stitching and what can I say, I’m lazy!

This was the smallest remnant I used for any Inari tee so I really had to piece together the back panel. I slightly wish I’d pieced the front too, though I do kind of like the sleek front and pieced back.

In case you hadn’t guessed, I think the Inari is my favourite boxy tee pattern, though there are so many other options out there. I do kind of want to try some other patterns but how many t-shirts does someone who lives in the UK need?!

What’s your favourite tee pattern?

3 More Woven Inari Tees

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These three Inari tees are basically the same as the other 3 I already posted – but I felt like posting 6 tops in one post would be A LOT so I split them. They’re all size 6 with 6.5cm added to the length.

This first one is made from leftover cotton lawn from this robe I made (which I sadly haven’t worn much). It has flecks of blues and yellows in and I found (during our mini heatwave) that it nicely matches my Portobello trousers.

This is one of my favourite fabrics ever, which I made into a Nancy dress which I never wear because I don’t really wear any dresses any more (and yet I’ve made thousands!). I can’t remember where the fabric was from as I must have bought it ages ago, but I’m glad I kept the remnant for so long as I really like it made up into this tee.

There was even enough fabric to make sure all the people were the right way up!

The last Inari I made was made from the leftover cotton from this Laurel dress (which I actually do wear occasionally).

I did have to cut the back piece for this one in two pieces, adding seam allowance and stitching the two halves together before constructing it as normal.

I don’t really have much to say about these tees as I’ve made the Inari so many times!

3 Woven Inari Tees

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Since I’ve had more time for sewing, I’ve gone through my stash and made Inari tees from all of the scraps that were large enough. Some smaller scraps have become pocket linings too so my stash is pleasantly depleted at the moment (good excuse to buy some more fabric!)

All of these tees are the size 6 and with the 6.5cm extended length from the cropped version which I did first for the white version I made a little while ago. These three were made from leftovers from shirts I’ve made – this black striped one is made from the leftover fabric from this Archer shirt which was from Fabric Godmother.

I cut the cuffs with the striped going the other way to the rest of the tee and I’m so pleased I did!

This next tee is made from the leftovers from one of my Kalle shirts (that I made at the beginning of lockdown). This fabric is still really difficult to photograph to make it come out correctly in photographs!

I cut the back out in 2 pieces (adding the 1cm seam allowance) instead of on the fold as I didn’t have enough fabric left to cut it on the fold.

Since I made 2 Archers in the black and the pink linen/cotton, I also made 2 Inaris from the leftovers!

This one might be my favourite of these 3 as I really like the shade of pink. I always forget how much I enjoy wearing pink (and how I think it lifts my complexion) until I wear it, then I go ‘oh yeah!’