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Classy Knit Shirt

Sizes XS to 3X

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Description: Page:

How Mumsterrific came to be 3

Fabric, Notion andRecommendations:

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Measurement Chart: 5

Fabric Yardage Needed: 6

Pattern Diagram: 6

How to print pattern: 6

Serging/Sewing Safety: 7

Cutting your Fabric: 8

Constructing your Shirt: 9 -13

Sleeves: 14 -21

Quick Sleeves: 22-24

Out of the Box Moment: 25

Tester Photos: 26 -33

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3MUMSterrific Classy Knit ShirtBy: the Plucky Butterfly Designs

Welcome our free and most amazing pattern, solely dedicated for all the Mums in the world.

This pattern began as a self healing/acceptance project I took on. As a mom, we devote everything we have

within us for the needs of our family. Rarely do we consider making time for ourselves. Between school, work,

doctor appointments, sporting events, dinner time, all the way to bedtime, moms are nonstop doing for

everyone. From the time we plant our feet on the floor mums are running at top speed. What spare time we do

have you can often find us behind our machines making something special for someone. Someone else of

course and very rarely our own selves. Whipping up new undies all the way to a father/daughter dance dress

and there is always a sewing 911 call somewhere.

For the last almost 17 years I personally have devoted everything I had within me to help and care for our

special angel. Over the years I slowly began not doing things for my own self. I began helping others more.

Other real world problems became more important to me, than my own self. I began seeing homeless children

sleeping on our streets and it crushed me. Then with all my runs back and forth to the hospital I began seeing

how cancer truly affects the whole family. I began focusing on helping everyone around me the best I could and

left no time designated to my own self. I know I am not the only mum in the world that has just stopped taking

time for my own self. Our children and family need us, hubby needs us, other people need us. Mums are the

most needed individuals in this world. How can we just spend even an hour for our own selves?

During my Self Healing/Acceptance project I realized that I had to do something special for all the Terrific

Mums out there. We rarely do for ourselves and now is that time. Out of the 5 patterns I made for myself this is

the one I loved the most. Just by changing the type of fabric, you can change the whole look of a simple yet

classy looking shirt. This is a simple sewing project. A beginner with knits could accomplish this shirt within 2

hours tops. This pattern is truly less than hour project for someone semi-comfortable with knits to the most

advanced. I really hope you enjoy this pattern and remember, this is just for you. You are special. You are

needed. You are loved. You are appreciated. And most of all, you do make a difference in this world. I truly

hope this shirt makes you feel as beautiful as you truly are to those that surround you.

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4Cutting: It is recommended to use a rotary cutter to be sure you get accurate cuts. Using scissors is ok, just be sure you have nice straight cuts and each piece is measuredcorrectly.

Hem Guide: This tutorial strongly recommends using a hem guide for accurate measurements, especially in the neck line. If you do not own one, I have provided a ink for a free one under Hem Guide.

Knit: Cotton Jersey, Cotton Lycra, ITY or Ponte Roma Knit: For this pattern, the look of the shirt will change with the type of knit fabric you use. I do not recommend using a knit with less than 30% stretch. Any medium weight knit fabric with a 30% to 50% stretch will work great for this pattern. To determine the stretch of your knit fabric, take a 6 piece of fabric and stretch till there is resistance. You will want your 6 of fabric to stretch 8 9 inches. This will be a 30 to 50% stretch fabric. Two way stretch fabric will work for this project, however, my top preference is a 4 way stretch. Two way stretch fabric stretches side to side. Four way stretch fabric stretches side to side and up and down. Please be sure to pre-wash all fabrics. This will prevent shrinkage and dyes bleeding on your newly constructed outfit.

Needle: I use a ball point needle when I am working with knits. This tutorial is written to use a double needle in your sewing machine or using two needles in your coverstitch machine.

Pins: We all need and use an abundance amount of pins for tacking down hem lines, seams and holding our projects in place.

Thread: I use Maxi-Lock stretch in both loopers of my serger as well as in my coverstitch machine; it is a personal preference. If using a sewing machine, you may want to useWooly Nylon thread for its stretch. Use a nice good 100% Polyester Thread such as Gutterman thread when top stitching. Again, that is a personal preference.

Serger: This tutorial is written using a serger to construct the base of the shirt.

Sewing Machine/Cover Stitch: This tutorial is written to hem the neck line, sleeves and bottom of the shirt using a double needle on your sewing machine or a coverstitchmachine.

Seam Ripper: I refer to mine as Mr. Studly! Hes a smart guy that helps me when things go wrong and rips those seams out for me with such great strength. Just have yours to the sidefor those just in case moments.

Legal Stuff: The pattern, the design, the instructions and images are copyrighted. The pattern, the design, the instructions and the images are all protected by copyright laws and are meant for personal use only. Altering, selling and transferring copies of our pattern, design, instructions, and/or images is a violation of the Copyright Law. Home sewers may certainlysell shirts/dresses made from this pattern, just please give credit of the pattern used. Bla. . .now lets move on to printing our pattern and the fabric requirements!

Fabric, Notions and Recommendations

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Measurement Chart:

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MumsTerrific Classy Knit ShirtSize: XS S M L XL 1X 2X 3X

Chest: 32" 34" 36" 39" 42" 43.5" 47.5" 51.5"

Waist: 24" 26" 28" 32" 34.5" 35.5" 39.5" 43.5"

Hips: 34" 36" 38" 41" 45" 45.5" 49.5" 53.5"


6Size: Yardage:

XS 3/4 yard

S 3/4 yard

M 1 yard

L 1 1/8 yard

XL 1 1/8 yard

1X 1 1/8 yard

2X 1 1/8 yard

3X 1 7/8 yard

Fabric Yardage

Needed:Pattern Diagram: Printing the Pattern:

Based on 60"wide onedirectionalprint

To help save on paper, if you are a size XS to L, select pages 1 to 6 and page 8 for your sleeve. All other sizes will be printing all 8 pages.

Dont forget to pre-wash your fabric before beginning


This is VERY important

Select Layers

A

Sizes and info shown

B C

Select size and info

Document info selected

D E

Document not selected A. To print the pattern you must select layers(pic A).

B. All sizes and document information will be shown with eyeballs next to document info.(pic B).

C. Click the size you will be printing and a hairy eyeball will appear.(pic C).

D. Make sure you leave Document Information selected(pic D).

E. If you un check document information you will no longer have all information on the pattern in order to assemble your pattern correctly(pic E).

7Some people may laugh at this section, but I do try to have a little humor through my tutorials, just part of my personality. This is a rather important section though. When serging/sewing items, sometimes crafting can be dangerous to our fingers, eyes and especially our machines. Rotary blades are sharp, please be cautious, go slow and watch your pretty nails and crafty fingers. No blood on the fabric today, ok? When pinning, please be sure to remember there are fingers underneath the fabric, save all those finger pin pricks for blood to the lab techs. When serging or sewing, please be cautious of all pins. Remove them once they hit your machine. If you wait till a pin is close to the needle (sewing) or knife (serging) it can often be too late. A serged pin can often go flying right into your good eye. I myself have dodged a few flying pins. If the pin hits the knife (serging) or needle (sewing), it can potentially damage your machine. I have broken a few needles myself while sewing and hitting a pin just the right way. Throughout this tutorial you will see safety goggles, silly face glasses or a simple reminder to proceed with caution. This is a quick simple sew and with quick sewing projects we have a tendency to just speed right through them and forget about safety. Please be advised, flying pins and sharp knives/blades are in our crafting area. We must practice safety as well. So go grab those safety goggles, wear welding gloves, or just be safe and cautious.

Ms. Plucky

Serging/Sewing Safety Tips:


8Cutting your FabricAssemble your pattern. Lay your fabric out. Fold fabric in half. You can fold your fabric right sides together or wrong sides together. For this pattern it doesnt matter. I always lay mine right sides together, just another personal preference. Picture on right shows wrong sides together. I did this for photos only. Once fabric is folded in half, place the pattern on the folded edge.

**This pattern is set up to save as much paper as possible. Please be sure to cut back piece first, then cut front. Then cut both sleeves.


I am using a custom knit fabric for my shirt. I highly recommend their custom to knit fabrics. I received my first order from them about a month ago and the quality of their knit fabrics and their customer service is absolutely superb. If you know me well enough you know I never recommend any fabrics unless I fully believe in their quality and customer service.

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Constructing your knit shirt:

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We will be using 1/4" seams. 1/4" seam allowance is figured into the pattern for your convenience.

Ok here we go. . .Dont forget the coffee or some yummy treats. You will always findme with a cup of coffee in the morning. My cup is full and I amready to rock this shirt with you. Turn up the music, and lets get this sewing party started right now!!! Woop Woop!! Yes, youre right, Ihave the dance music playing so I can dance my way through this!!Which is why it is often best to write a tutorial in the morning!!

Place right sides together. Match up shoulder seams. Pin. Arrows point to shoulder seams.


Using seam allowance serge/sew shoulder seams together.

Pin front center and back at center points.

http://scientificseamstress.blogspot.com/2010/03/folding-templates-free-download.html

Hem Guide:

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Sewing Ruler DritzHem Guide Clover5 in 1sewing gauge


Weve all heard the statement; measure twice, cut once. In this case, measure twice so you wont have to seam rip once. Once I got my cover stitch machine I saw just how important that hem guide, hem ruler or sewing guide was. If you dont own a cover stitch machine, this step is still important. Having a nice hemmed neck line is of great importance. Take the time to fold down and ironyes IRON!! There, I said it, the sewing dirty wordIRON. Youll also need one of these little gadgets. I can not begin to tell you how many of these I have thrown away that came in a sewing kit. So, you just may already have one of these little gadgets sitting around somewhere. They are referred to as hem guides, hem rulers or a sewing guide. Here are 3 different styles you may have or may have seen. Please be sure to use a hem guide whether you are serging and using a twin needle to hem or your cover stitch machine. This truly helps get a nice accurate and even neck line, as well as hem line for you sleeves and shirt.

If you do not own any of the hem guides, Scientific Seamstress has a free downloadable hem guide. You could also use your measuring tape if needed. Copy and paste the link below for the free printable one.

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Side Note:

Iron Hem

Down


Start in the center front. Fold down hem, measure, then pin. Work your way around. Do NOT stretch your fabric. Stretching will cause bulging or puckering in the hem.

Pin all the way around the neck line. Iron down. Now double check the measurement of your hem. Yes, this is important. Remember, measure twice so you wont have to seam rip once.

Some people like using washable hem tape in their hems for nice crisp hems. This is a personal preference. I personally do not like using hem tape on my knits. However, many people will highly recommend using hem tape to stabilize the neck lines and hems on the bottom of shirts, dresses, etc. The hem tape I would recommend is the light weight fusible and wash away kind.

Again, this is NOT required, but may be of great help for beginners working with knits.

Line up your needle to where the far right needle catches the very edge of your project. Take a piece of tape and mark where the edge of the fabric falls. Use the edge of the tape as your guide. If you have a special hem guide foot, use it. You want nice even hems throughout, especially in the neckline.

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Safety

First


Now that you spent all this time measuring the neck line to make sure it is all the way around, here is another small tip:

Whether you serge your raw edges then stitch down with a twin needle, use just a twin needle on your sewing machine or you use a zig zagstitch, stretch stitch, longer straight stitch or your cover stitch machine, check exactly where you will be sewing/stitching. This will ensure an accurate and even hem line throughout your project.

Now that you have a guide, lets get to sewing our neckline. Go slow and follow your hem line all the way around. Please do NOT stretch your fabric as you sew. This will cause wavy or bulky necklines and someone will think you had far too many glasses of wine while sewing.


Taaadaaaa!!!! Look at how pretty. Nice even, accurate and no seam ripper needed neck hem line. All because we took the time to measure twice!! Be sure to lock your stitches or if you are using a cover stitch machine, please be sure you end you project appropriately as the manual state. If not, you will experience unraveling hems.

Ahhh!!! I just absolutely love these Graffiti Cans. This is absolutely the best custom knit I have used to date. Makes me want to just dance sewing these up. Excuse my excitement. In custom knit fabric world, you rarely get what you pay for. Most of the knits you get are just thin and this is purely amazing, so I am just a little bit overly excited here.

Sleeves:


We all have a personal preference in how we like to sew in our sleeves. My personal preference is attaching the sleeves after the shirt is constructed. This is also know as set in sleeves Kind of like baking cookies, if you dont like round cookies, then make them square. It is all about preference here and what works best for you. I personally dont care if my cookies are round, square, oval or triangleif it has chocolate in it, its all good to meLOL Just like adding sleeves, we all know they have to get sewn in some way. Find the way you are most comfortable with and sew those bad boys on!! I dont personally feel theres a right or wrong way to adding sleeves into a garment. I strongly feel everyone should do what works best for them. Which may be a wrong opinion, but, the way I see it, at least you are creating something made by you and thats what matters here. I will share my personal preference first, then will share the way I originally learned as a fast quick sew. Again, do what works best for you and what is easier for you. Oknow on to Ms. Pluckys way of adding sleeves. The quick sleeves are on page 22.

Grab both of your sleeves, the hem guide and a massive amount of blood drawing pins and lets get this shirt assembled and sleeves attached before hubby says its time for bed... Ekkk!!!

I often sew at night, so please forgive some of my darker photos. I feel like I am sewing by candle light sometimes. I call it romantic candle light sewingLOL!!!

Pin

Pin

Pin

Pin


On both sleeves, pin hem. Remember, measure twice and you wont have to seam rip once. More detailed information under hem guide on page 10.

With right sides together, pin along the side seam, from the smelly arm pit, all the way down to the bottom of the shirt. Make sure you do both right and left side. You wouldnt want to create a new fashion statement that causes the police to chase us around townLOL!!

Once you have pinned both side seams together, set your shirt to the side. We will serge/sew all at one time.

Folded in 1/2


Right side of fabric is shown here. Place right sides together, serge/sew the underarm sleeve seam.

If your sewing machine or cover stitch machine does not have a free arm, you can hem, then serge as I did here on this sleeve. Please be sure to lock your stitches.

After serging/sewing arm seam, go ahead and sew the arm hem down. This will hide your sleeve seam and will give the shirt a nice appearance. Again, that is a personal preference.

Armpit

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Bottom of shirt

Arm pit

Bottom of shirt

Serge/sewPin


Now is the time to take the shirt you set aside. It should already be pinned along both side seams, If youre like me and glance through the photos, youre probably scratching your head wondering why the shirt is back. Well, surprise, our shirt has 4 seams, can you believe?? Well, you probably didnt even see my little joke and scrolled right on. Yes, youre right, now is the time we will serge/sew our side seams. This is another personal preference of mine. I like to iron my serged seams and then top stitch. Not only does it help lock those stitches in place, but it also gives it a more professional look. Like you paid attention to fine details. Its not necessary, just a personal preference.

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HappyDance


Now, some say this is the hard part, but truthfully, I find it easy. Attaching the sleeves.

Black arrows are for the center points on the sleeve(right sides of fabric showing).Red arrows are for the center points on the arm hole of the shirt(wrong side of the fabric showing). Shirt should be wrong side out, the sleeve should be right side up.

Slide sleeve inside shirt.

Right sides of fabric

should be kissing each

other. See my red heart

pin? Match the seam of

the sleeve to the seam of

the shirt and pin.

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PIN

Safety

ZONE


Pin all the way around.

You shouldnt have to stretch your fabric

Serge/sew your sleeve to the shirt. If youre serging, be careful to hold the shirt and the sleeve out of the way of the knife as you stitch around the armhole. We dont want any mishaps. Be sure to secure you serger tails if serging or lock your stitches appropriately if sewing.

Now that both sleeves

are on, here comes our

last and final step. Get

your hem guide and

those blood drawing pins

ready to hem the

bottom of the shirt.

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Pinning Safety


Fold up 1 hem. Be sure to pin all the way around. If you chose to use the hen tape, use it now. I personally dont like it, but if you do, use it. If you have never tried it, try it, you may actually like it. It helps give a nice crisp hem look

Remember, pin all the way around. Once you have finished pinning, iron your hem. This does make a huge difference, in my honest opinion.

Wow, I must be hungry because it looks like we just went fishing and caught a large mouth bass fishlol Doesnt it?

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Congratulations!!! You are such a Rock Star. I am super proud of you and your accomplishments today. Time to celebrate!!!


And waa laaapeanut butter sandwiches. We are all DONE!! Simple yet classy Mums Terrific knit shirt.

Congratulations on finishing one simple classy knit shirt. I hope you had fun. Hope you enjoy feeling special. Furthermore, I am super dawg proud of you for taking the time out for just you. Go be beautiful and keep being the best mum you can be. Much love, Ms. Plucky

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Fast Quick Sleeve placement:


On both sleeves pin hem. Remember, measure twice and you wont have to seam rip once. More detailed information under hem guide on page 10.

Once you have pinned your hem, sew the hem with a double needle or cover stitch. Make sure you do both sleeves.

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Wrong Side of

fabric

Right Side of

fabric

Pinning

Safety

Mother hen here:Please remember our safety tips given on page 7. Please dont contact me saying you were drinking some wine and pinned your fabric to your finger. I cringe at the sight of pins. I also cringe when someone informs me of a sewing accident. So, please, no blood on the fabric today.


At shoulder seam, place the center point of the sleeve with right sides of fabric kissing each other. Pin together as shown in the photo to the right.

Pin sleeve to shirt. Once you pinned both sleeves you will serge/sew it.

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Armpit

Bottom of shirt Bottom of shirt

Armpit

Proceed to page 20 to finish your shirt


Once the sleeve is sewn/sergedyou will straighten your shirt out and place it right sides together. Begin pinning the side seam, all the way to the sleeve seam.

Now is the time we will serge/sew our sides seams. This is another personal preference of mine. I like to iron my serged seams and then top stitch. Not only does this help lock those stitches in place, but it also gives it a more professional look. Like you paid attention to fine details. Its not necessary, just a personal preference.

Serge/Sew

Sleeve

Line up side

seams

Pin

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Stepping out of boxThese are the moments I love, whereI get to share the out of the boxmoments. This is where testers decide to take a simple pattern and add a little twist to it.

These ladies changed the colors of their sleeves and/or made the back a solid color. Cute!!!!

A little beads and embroidery add such a classy look.

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