Well… this is new territory for me.. .with this Mens T-Shirt Free Sewing Pattern I tip-toe into the world of sewing for men {haha} I’ve sewn a ton for my boys, but nothing really for my husband… I decided he needed to get in on the fun and t-shirts are always a great place to start. I’ve now got t-shirt free sewing patterns for the whole family! {you can find all the links at the bottom of this post} Please share your finished photos and as questions in the FB group HERE> https://www.facebook.com/groups/naptimecreationspatterns/
Mens T-Shirt Free Sewing Pattern and tutorial
This Mens T-Shirt free sewing pattern is a classic fit long sleeve tee. Of course you can make it short sleeves as well… Make with sleeve cuffs or a sleeve hem for two great looks.
My husband was home for Presidents Day this week and I needed photos before he went back to work on Tuesday… These photos are a but snowy, but you can still see the great look and fit of this shirt. This pattern comes in a large range of sizes and hopefully can work for many of you.
First go download the pattern by clicking the photo below.
You will need 1.5 – 2 Yards knit fabric. Light/medium weight works best for t-shirts… Find some of my favorites t-shirt fabrics Here on Fabric.com. The size chart is on the pattern pieces, but you can also check your size here. This shirt pattern is based off an Old Navy shirt my husband had, so you can go by RTW sizing as well.
Print and tape the pattern pieces together. It should look like this when all together. a 3/8″ {1 cm} seam allowance is included on all pattern pieces.
Choose the size you want to make and trace or cut out the paper pieces. Cut out of fabric. Direction of greatest stretch should go from side-to-side of you pattern pieces. I’ve give you a guide for cutting the neckline, but you may need to adjust depending on the stretch of your fabric. If you use t-shirt fabric you make need it a bit longer and ribbed knit may need a bit shorter. You will have 2 sleeves, 1 front, 1 back, 1 neck binding and {optional} 2 cuffs. Find help for hemming in this knit hem tutorial post. 
If making sleeve cuffs trim 2″ off the sleeve pattern when cutting. Use same or different fabric to create the cuff.
Cut the cuff the width of the sleeve x 5″ tall. You will fold in half to have a 2.5″ tall cuff. 
If not adding the cuff, hem the ends of the sleeves now. Turn a 3/4″ hem under to wrong side of fabric and stitch with a zig-zag, knit or twin needle stitch. If adding the cuffs, sew the raw edges of cuff to end of sleeve with right sides together. Open up and top-stitch if desired. 
Sew one shoulder seam.
Fold the neck binding so the long raw edges are together, and line up those raw edges with the edge of the neck. Stretch and pin equally along the neckline.
Sew with a stretchy stitch or serger.
Sew the other shoulder seam.
Top-stitch the neckline to finish. {see the faint made in Vietnam label on the back of the shirt? It’s there because I lOVE reusing old shirts to make new ones… this was a much larger shirt that I used for fabric to make this for my husband}
Open up the shoulders and pin the sleeve into the opening, right sides together. I line up both ends, then pin towards the center. There is no back and front with these sleeves, so left and right don’t matter.
Sew the sleeve on the shoulder. 
Starting at the wrist, sew the side seams down to the shirt bottom. Sew with right sides together. Fold under a 1″ bottom hem and finish the shirt with this seam. Hem using a twin needle or coverstitch for best results.
And a few more final photos of this fabulous Mens T-Shirt Free Sewing Pattern…
one last link to go download the pattern:
And a few other free sewing patterns you may enjoy.
Girls Long Sleeve Tee
Stephennie Barnert says
All the shirts look great! Thanks for the pattern.(from Germany) 🙂
Doro says
That poor man, out freezing his buns off in the snow so that we can see his T-shirt. Thank you sir. Seeing where the neckline lay was important to me. Hope you don’t catch cold.
Sherry says
Love these shirts! THanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Jen says
Hello, I don’t have/can’t find the link for the neckline. Does anyone know where I can find it??
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