Camo T-Shirt

I wanted to do another of the shirts with the v-neck band across the front, but I have run out of t-shirts large enough for the pattern to fit while avoiding undesirable logos. I did, however, have two camo Expo t-shirts of identical camo design (Mossy Oaks Forest Floor) with enough fabric between them. I was able to fit the large front pattern piece on the largest clear area of one of the shirts, but not the back pattern piece, so I sewed two pieces of fabric together (top and bottom, not side by side) and cut the back from that. I also didn't have any good fabric for the contrasting bands, so, in the spirit of camo, I made the bands from the same fabric.

And because I have more than enough sleeveless shirts already, I decided to try the short-sleeved version. I also modified the pattern to add an extra inch of fabric at the waistline. That worked great, but I cut the shirt too long and had to put in my own hem - not a big deal, but more work.

Tada! (Sorry for the blurry photo)



It wasn't until I was completely done with the shirt that I noticed something that slayed me:


I don't know how well you can tell, but by utter accident (or fate), the seam on the back where I sewed the two pieces of fabric together lines up perfectly with the edge of the sleeve just before the cuff. I think this makes my cobbled-together version actually spiffier than if I had cut the back from a single piece of fabric.

Overall, I like how the different pieces of camo look sewn together. It's subtle but visually interesting. Of course, this is genuinely the best woodland birding shirt I have.