the so-nearly-not raglan tee no2

I must have had pure beginners luck when I made my first raglan tee from The Sewing For Boys book as part of the sew-a-long!

This one was nothing but a nightmare.  (probably not helped by me sewing so late into the evening.  However, I have to wait until after 7pm when the boys go to bed, to start sewing)

I used two tees that I picked up at the charity shop.  A mens M&S polo shirt, and a long sleeved ladies Top, both were in a thicker ribbed like knit material that I found a lot more difficult to sew. I cut a size 6-7 this time & used a smaller seam allowance to give more growing room.

Where it went wrong
* I didn't have any red guttermans thread so used coats which my machine hated, cue lots of tension issues & bird nesting (and then she just settled down & got on with it - my machine is very set in her ways)
* I forgot to cut one of the sleeve pattern pieces on the reverse.  Luckily I was upcycling a long sleeved tee, so had just enough fabric left to cut out another sleeve
* I sewed the wrong sleeves to the wrong armholes (ah yes that is what those markings were for)
* After unpicking and re-sewing the sleeves onto the correct armholes, I realised that one sleeve had been sewn with raw edges on outside, and the other with the raw edges on the inside!!
 * Then when attaching the sleeves to the back pattern piece, I managed to attach the back to the neckline grrr!  I decided to call it a day after this & was seriously going to throw it into the bin.

 

After sitting untouched for a week, I decided to get it finished.  

Only after it was finally done did I notice that the back seams were finished with the seams on the inside & the front seams are on the outside ha ha. 

I used ribbing for the collar and it was easier than using t'shirt material to attach to the neckline, although it also helped that the collar is open.

The Little Man was happy to wear it, but was disappointed that this one did not have a car on it!

Meanwhile, The |Little Fella keeps asking for Mummy to make him a "Mike the knight" top. I think he will have to wait till one appears in one of the big supermarket chains.  

 I think I am done with making tee's for the time being!