Kirsty Creates

Last year I bought a ready-to-wear striped t-shirt from H&M which was cropped enough but not too cropped, and I had lots of wear out of it. When I saw the True Bias Jesse Tee pattern it reminded me of this t-shirt and one of my sewing goals this year is to find some staple t-shirt patterns, so here we are!

Fabric

I rolled out my grey jersey fabric that I have a tonne of from a sale at Dunelm. I like to use it to make wearable toiles of pieces that could become staples and as it cost me so little it feels low-stakes. This actually looks like a really nice co-ord set with my DIY Leggings (if I’m feeling brave enough for no backside coverage 😂).

Time

Jesse is a PDF pattern and I have to say, I hate the cutting and sticking that it involved 🤦🏻‍♀ B️ut, for a free pattern that I got for signing up for the True Bias newsletter, it was completely worth the effort. Sewing up the actual t-shirt was really quick and a breeze too so this offset the printing, cutting and sticking time!

I also decided to overlock the neckband in without sewing it on the machine first and it turned out I wasn’t ready for this 😬 I had to unpick and try again, so that added some time but the finished result was worth it.

Pattern

This is a lovely pattern, the instructions were great and it was so straightforward to sew up. Now I have the pattern ready, I could whip up another one in no time and I definitely will. I can see why True Bias give this one away for free to showcase how their patterns work, I will definitely try more of their patterns in future. The length variations also make it really versatile. Their cropped version was too cropped for my taste but I just adjusted it to be the same length as my H&M top and I was happy 😊

Changes for Next Time?

The pattern was so straightforward that I don’t think I’d change anything before making more. I’m really pleased with this t-shirt and can see me getting a lot of wear out of it with jeans and under hoodies 😀 T️his could be a future favourite and I’d like to invest in some really good quality fabric and make another one very soon 🎉