One Fab Tee
One Fab Tee is a Crafty Mamas pattern. I’ve been happy with every single Crafty Mamas pattern I’ve ever used. Lisa has them professionally drafted, and they seem to fit the average person (ie non-model) very well.
From the Crafty Mamas website: Crafty Mamas One Fab Tee is a wardrobe staple- a pattern you will use over and over again. Designed with real figures in mind- One Fab Tee is a relaxed fit t-shirt with the option of a scoop neck or v neck. The neckband has two options, a slim band or a slightly wider than normal- to allow for some fun contrast play with your fabrics and create a little optical illusion magic in the bust and neck area. One Fab Tee has several sleeve options- long sleeve, ¾, cap, short, or even sleeveless- so this one tee pattern will take you all through the year. The back piece can be sewn with a curvy centre back seam ( to better flatter our womanly shapes!) or sewn in the straighter one piece, you decide! Designed for knit fabrics only.
As you can see, I chose to sew the short sleeved, V neck version. I also chose to sew it with the curvier centre back seam. I sewed straight size Medium without any alterations for my first go at this pattern. Construction was all on the overlocker, with hems and neckband secured with a zig zag stitch on the sewing machine.
I think that the centre back seam was a good choice. The fabric is one of those super soft, thin marl viscose knits that is super drapey. I think that it’s resulted in a tee that isn’t completely reflective of the way that the pattern would generally fit. Actually, I might pull the pattern out today and pair it with a cotton lycra of a heavier weight viscose knit and sew that up to compare the difference. This tee is much roomier overall than I expected, but I’m quite sure that is due to the fabric choice. As those of you who sew with knits regularly know, the knit that you choose can make a really significant difference to the eventual fit, let alone the drape!
The instructions were very clear, and the drafting was solid. I do recommend this pattern among the plethora of tee patterns that are out there (I suspect that I own twenty….) and will definitely be giving it another run.
The colour is nice.
You have many t shirt patterns that look so much better in my opinion.
Lovely tee – Thankyou for the review 🙂 This Tee is designed to be quite loose and comfy .
The colour is great on you too !
Lisa
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