Guest post by Kelsey Lafleur. It’s week 2 of Mamma Can Do It Legacy Winter Promos! You guys aren’t going to want to miss this cute little lapped baby shirt. It’s paired here with the baby boy leggings pattern. This simple and easy lapped baby shirt has been newly updated and is only $3.50 this week. I can see it becoming a staple in our house. We are also a cloth diaper family, and there’s nothing I love better than a longer play t-shirt with a simple cloth diaper on hot summer days for my little guy. I know I seem crazy for even thinking about summer right now, but here in southern Alabama, our winter is almost over. This pattern also has long sleeves, short sleeves, as well as the tank binding option which was not previously available. The tank binding is included in the pattern, but it does not have the picture tutorial yet so that’s what I’m here to tell you about.
Note: There is a slight curved hem to the pattern, and so using the hem of this shirt will make the shirt have a straight hem instead of the intended slight curve.
Go ahead and cut out your front and back shirt pieces. I usually cut a little notch along the arm to help me keep track of which one is the front and which is the back.
Two notches for the back.
Cut out your two tank top arm bands.
Iron and press each arm band in half lengthwise. Mark the center of each.
Attach your neckbands according to the tutorial in the pattern.
Find the center of the armscyle. Use the marked center of the tank band and match it to the center of the armscyle. Pin or clip at the center markings and match the end of your band with the end of the armscyle. Your lapped baby shirt will have the right side facing up.
Your band will be smaller than your armscyle so you will have to stretch the band as you clip around the armscyle. Since I didn’t baste, I made up for it in over clipping. Sew your bands into place with a zig zag or similar stretch stitch. Your seam allowance will be 3/8ths of an inch here. I used a serger to sew mine onto the shirt.
You can topstitch your seams down here with a zig zag or stretch stitch, but I just left mine and pressed the seam inward. Now all you have left is to place your shirt right sides together and sew your side seams. I love when I don’t have to hem at all!
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