What do a whale, a deer, an elephant, and a dachshund have in common?

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…They all live in a forest on my new t-shirt.

The model wears this grey raglan tee with contrasting yellow sleeves and neck binding.
The model wears this grey-striped raglan tee with contrasting yellow sleeves and neck binding.

I came upon GreenStyle Creations Centerfield Raglan T-shirt on pinterest the other night and couldn’t get it out of my head. I had a cute as hell printed cotton knit I wanted to sew up immediately if not sooner and it was the perfect fit for this raglan sleeve tee.

My first version of the Centerfield uses this ridiculously twee animals-in-the-forest print fabric with white sleeves, binding, and breast pocket.
My first version of the Centerfield uses this ridiculously twee animals-in-the-forest print fabric with white sleeves, binding, and breast pocket. I opted for the curved hem variation on this t-shirt.

I cut the 2XL off the pattern and I didn’t make any alterations beside dropping the short sleeve length to hit just above my elbow, and adding a tiny useless but adorable pocket. To be honest, I didn’t even read the instructions… it’s a straight-forward process for those who’ve sewn with knits; this tee took less than an hour to run up using my overlocker, and a twin needle on the sewing machine for hems. The results are delightful, obviously.

The back view.
The back view.
Check out this cute pocket! Why is there a whale in the forest, hanging out with deers, elephants and a dachshund?
Check out this cute pocket! Why is there a whale in the forest, hanging out with deers, elephants and a dachshund?

An hour later I was craving a second version but my stash was almost completely out of knit fabrics. I used this purple polyester slinky knit… I have no idea what it’s properly called but it has a slight texture; I also pulled out the very last skerrick of pink paisley mesh. The mesh is difficult to work with and I could have done a rolled overlocker hem but I don’t have matching cotton. I did a little band to finish it off because it looked a bit crappy unhemmed.

My purple version of the Centerfield features mesh sleeves. I cut a straight hem a little shorter than the pattern due to fabric shortage.
My purple version of the Centerfield features mesh sleeves. I cut a straight hem a little shorter than the pattern due to fabric shortage.
The back view.
The back view.

 

GreenStyle Creations “Centerfield Raglan T-shirt” –  in a nutshell.

 

Changes made to pattern

  • Added pocket, and dropped short sleeve length on print tee.
  • Added a banded sleeve hem on purple tee.

Pros:

  • Huge size range!
  • Great length.
  • Curved or straight hem options.
  • Sleeve length options.
  • A quick sew.
  • Will make again, over and over.

Cons:

  • It’s killing me every time I have to write center instead of centre!

 

6 comments

  3. That’s the one!! Haha! To make it worse, my grandmother was a Seamstress and my grandfather a Tailor. My Mum is great at sewing, it just skipped me entirely!

  5. Hi Natalie! I’m Alex and I was hoping you could answer a quick question I have about your blog, Definatalie! If you could email me back at Alex.d(at)weddingtonway(dot)com that would be great!

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