Heather, nicknamed Heather Feather, is the talented seamstress and designer behind Feather’s Flights!
Her tutorials page is chock full of goodness, including a 6 part series on how to tailor a men’s suit! Just seriously amazing!
Welcome Heather!
Men’s Shirt Baby Romper
I’m so excited to be here on Me Sew Crazy and share with you today! I have fallen in love with making boy clothing, and was first inspired by this shirt romper. I knew I could easily make something similar by using parts of a man’s button up shirt, so I made a pattern and tutorial to share!
If you use a lightweight shirt, it’s perfect for the hot summer months, and the front buttons or snaps are functional because you use the original shirt front button placket.
Supplies:
- Free Man’s Shirt Baby Pattern (and cutting out instructions), size 6-12mo.
- Lightweight man’s button up shirt
- sewing machine, thread, scissors, pins
- snaps or buttons or other closure
1. With right sides together, sew center back seam and side seams of the body pieces at 1/4″. Finish edges.
2. Take the collar pieces and with right sides together sew 1/4″ on all edges except the neck edge.
3. Trim the corns and turn right side out.
4. Poke out corners (I’m lazy and just use the tip of my scissors.)
5. Edgestitch around the sewn edge at 1/8″.
6. Take yoke pieces and sew center back seam at 1/4″.
7. Pin one yoke to the collar matching the center backs.
8. Let the he yoke should extend past the finished collar edge 1/2″.
9. Pin from the outer edges to the inside so if there is any excess, it will all be in the center. (The excess will be different depending if the yoke is cut on the bias.)
10. Resew center back seam of the yoke taking out the excess fabric.
11. Trim seam allowances of the center back yoke.
12. Take in the same amount you took in on the other yoke piece.
13. Flip collar over and pin the other yoke to the collar’s other side.
14. Pin so all three layers are together.
15. Sew straight across at 1/4″.
16. To finish the front edges of the yoke, turn inside out and sew across the edge at 1/4″. Don’t catch the collar underneath.
17. Trim corners and turn right side out.
* I wanted my yoke to extend out a little bit, that’s why I sewed mine at 1/4″. If you don’t want yours to extend then sew at 1/2″ or 3/4″.
18. When turned right side out, pin the two yoke layers together. There will be three straight edges, the two fronts and the back.
19. With right sides together sew each front straight edge to the top front of the body pieces at 1/4″. Sew the back straight edge to the top of the top of the back body piece at 1/4″. Finish edges.
20. Topstitch the seam allowances up towards to collar so it copies a man’s shirt yoke.
21. With right sides together sew sleeve seam at 1/4″. Finish edges.
22. With right sides together sew sleeve to armholes of the body piece at 1/4″. Finish edges.
23. On back body piece, fold the back inseam at 3/4″ and sew down at 5/8″.
24. Line up the inseam facing on the front of the body piece at the inseam. Pin the button placket together at the bottom.
25. With right sides together, sew the inseam at 1/4″. Clip the curve.
26. Either fold under the edge 1/4″ or serge edge.
27. Pin down and topstitch at 5/8″ to front.
28. Hem up each leg 1″.
29. Add snaps, buttons or other closures to the front inseam.
Put it on your baby and enjoy the cuteness!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and until next time…Happy Sewing!
Ok, love this. I have followed Heather for a while, she is awesome. And what I love most is that both of you guys are so great at returning comments. I always am getting comments back from you guys. Makes me feel special, like you truly do care about who you reach.
I was just thinking that this idea would be great to do a white church shirt with. And that way it would stay in place and not hike up on the poor kiddo.
Thanks for sharing!
another fabulous tutorial from Heather, I love her baby shortall pattern and this one looks great too!
have to try thank you
I’m so in love with all you do 🙂 I have a 1 year old boy and I can’t dress him I saw these and I fell in love you don’t have any videos ? I want to just start to make his cute clothes 🙂 maybe beginner tips or how to start ?
Hi!
I can´t seem to do this right… i dont understand how to extend the yoke past the collar… i´m stuck.
I know is my fault because i´m only begging to sew… probably is obvious but i can´t seem to work it out… any help pleeease?
Hi, I’m sort of new to sewing. I just started this project and am already stuck! The directions say to put the back pieces together but I can’t figure out what edge they’re supposed to match. Help!