Are you ready to see my son’s favorite shirt ever? It’s a Jackalope Tee that I sewed as a part of the Momma Quail Pattern Tour!! Amy, the designer behind Momma Quail, is awesome and I have been so delighted to see her pattern designs grow and flourish. In addition to my first Jackalope Tee, I’ve also sewn her Little Papa Briefcase which is so fun. I had initially planned on sewing the Fix it All Coveralls as a carseat safe warm-suit for my daughter but I melted the zipper! Hoping to fix that soon and share them – be sure to click through to her shop and see the other designs she has.
As a part of the tour, I received a copy of the Fix it All Coveralls for free, I already had received the Jackalope tee for free, but all opinions are my own!
The Jackalope Tee is such a fun design – the side accent panels can be made from woven or knit, which is perfect for scraps!
This is a size 4 sewn with extra length in the body and the sleeves (I used the “hemmed” length and added the band, and added 2 inches of length for the sleeves). I used my fancy Lillestoff knits so I wanted to make sure that this would fit for a while! I purchased the fabric from Seedsof3 on Etsy – the orange is Lillestoff too but it wasn’t a perfect match. Oh well.
He had spotted the fabric when I prewashed it and had been asking me daily when he’d have his shirt, so I felt so good to hand it over. I hope he grows up as excited about turning a piece of fabric into something you can wear as I am!
I ran out of orange thread so I skipped the topstitching on the back. Seams don’t bother him, so I wasn’t worried about function, and I actually don’t mind the mixing of finishes!
I had the hardest time getting him to hold his hands up and show off the stripes – but it looks so cool when he is running around! I really love this pattern and know it will get sewn over and over again (it has a short sleeve option too, hello summer!).
Click around to see what else everyone has sewn up!
11/16:
Willow and Stitch • The Wholesome Mama
11/17:
11/18:
The Berry Bunch • Paisley Roots • Call Ajaire • Falafel and the Bee
11/19:
House of Estrela • Adventures with Bubba and Bug • Swoodson Says
11/20:
Sarah says
I sew for my 5 y/o twin girls and 2 y/o boy, myself, and sometimes even my husband if he’ll agree (he’s so picky about his clothes). My son is quite the flatterer–any time he sees something he deems pretty, he’ll ask me if I made it! Very gratifying that he appreciates my creativity. :p
Lori Morton says
I sew for myself some…but also Grangirlie & now our newest Granbaby! Have been making Bibs & burp rags, Jamma’s, and couple quilts (so far! lol)
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Baby sewing is the best 🙂
Amy says
I just love that fabric – especially paired with the orange! John would flip if I let him see it! Thank you for being on the tour, friend 😉
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Thanks for having me and making awesome patterns 🙂