Girls Free TShirt Pattern Short/Long Sleeve

inside: sew up this girls free tshirt pattern for comfortable shirts your kids can wear all year long. Short and long sleeve options in sizes 2-16 years in a fitted styled tee.

updated 6/2020

The girls free tshirt pattern is all new! I’ve been working my way through old patterns that needed a facelift and here is this weeks post. A girls free t-shirt pattern that has options for long and short sleeves all in the same pattern and is sizes 2 – 16 years. Make sure to check out all my Free sewing patterns here.

Girls free tshirt pattern –

Here are the details! I’ve compared the old and the new for you, in case you have already sewn up the previous version…

1 yard of knit will make all sizes and probably a couple of the smaller sizes. You can use the same fabric for the neck, or a ribbing fabric.

If you like this you should try the girls SWING TEE. It comes in both SHORT SLEEVE and LONG SLEEVE.

Photos of the previous version …

The reason I redid this pattern is I never liked how the shoulder sat… You can see in these two images below that the shoulder on the original were too wide.

Some of the larger sizes fit okay… This is the size 6, on my 7 year old model, but in the end I reworked the whole pattern for a more fitted shirt look.

The all new Fitted Tee

Here are a few more shots of the new shirt… My niece is wearing the larges size {16} I used her chest measurement for upper bust to determine sizing. My daughter is wearing the 4 in width and a size 6 in length.

The long sleeve version…

And the short sleeve version on an older girl. I’m much more pleased with the fit of this shirt now and the same top is used for my free t-shirt dress pattern. It comes in the same sizes and has an added circle or gathered skirt.

How to sew a t-shirt tutorial

Make sure to print at 100% and should look something like this when printed. The place where it says “add neck instructions” here is now the pattern piece for the neck ribbing {ha!} A 3/8 seam allowance is included. Download the pattern using the button here.

Use this size chart to determine the size to make. You can blend heights/widths to make the fit even more perfect if needed. Also feel free to add length. This should hit right between the waist and hip, but if you like it a bit longer feel free to add about 1.5″. I would rather have extra than the shirt be too short for you.

Let’s put it together…. If you’ve sew t-shirts before you can sew as you like…. Here’s how I put my kids shirts together. With RST {right sides together} sew one shoulder seam.

The NEW pattern does not have neckband piece. Cut a band using your favorite technique OR this PERFECT NECKBAND tutorial HERE. 

Fold the neck ribbing piece with wrong sides together. Start pinning at the open shoulder and around the entire neck. You will have to stretch the ribbing slightly to fit.

Sew the neck ribbing, then sew the other shoulder seam.

Top-stitch if desired. I use a double needle with woolly nylon thread on the bobbin. This has a great stretch for knit shirts. Open up the shirt and pin the sleeve to the front and back as marked. Work your way towards the center easing the curves. Then sew. Repeat with other side.

Hem the sleeve. Again I use the woolly nylon thread and a double needle. I used a .75″ hem.

With RST match the sleeve hems and the sleeve seam. Sew from sleeve end to bottom of shirt.

Turn up a 1″ hem and sew.

You did it! Please let me know if you have questions and I’d love for you to join the facebook group to show off your creations!! Here’s one more link to go DOWNLOAD THE FREE PATTERN.