![]() Now take the point that isn’t attached yet, and just start sewing from the point at the bottom, up to the opening of the sleeve. Sew the sleeve on, making sure to sew far enough in so the binding on the sleeve doesn’t show anymore. Pin, right sides together, around the opening of the arm, matching the seams under the arms. **Please note, you can finish this seam with a french seam, so that the raw seam isn’t showing as well under their arms. Sew the seam that will go down the length under the arm-hole of the tank top. Once you get that cut out, trace and cut another sleeve. Now cut your sleeve to match the shape of the tank top. (next three pictures demonstrate how this was done). Match the edge of the tank top with the raw side of the folded piece, and match the bottom to the corner where the finished edge is. The width of this piece of fabric is about 6”.įold the portion of your shirt for the sleeve in half. So I cut out a portion of the shirt that allowed me to fold it in half and get about 11” across (remember, FOLDED in half) Measure from the top of the tank top, down to where you want your sleeve to end. I used an existing shirt so I could use the finished hem, but you could always hem your own if you wanted. The size of the shirt depends on how big your tank top is and how far down the tank top you want the sleeves to go, so you might need to play around with that a bit. ![]() I know these aren’t your traditional flutter sleeves, but there are a lot of shirts that are this style now, and I’m not sure what the sleeves are called, so we’ll call them flutter sleeves since that’s the name that drew my four year old in.įirst, start with a tank top and an extra shirt you are ok to cut into. ![]() So I decided I’d add some flutter sleeves to add interest to the shirt. She is nearly four and loves the color pink! She has had this boring tank top in her closet for a while, and it never gets worn. In case you missed me on Family Ever After a couple weeks ago, here is the tutorial I did for her Sewlebrity Crush Series. ![]()
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