sketchbook shirt + shorts sewing pattern
What shall we draw today? This boy's or girl's classic shirt and shorts pattern features a shirt in two versions: a cuffed, long-sleeve option with a one-piece collar and chest pocket or a band collar and short sleeve option. Both styles include button front placket and shirt-tail hem. Below-the-knee length elastic-waist shorts include front pockets and mock fly.
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Boy's or girl's classic shirt and shorts. View A includes one-piece collar, long sleeves with cuffs, and chest pocket. View B has band collar and short sleeves. Both styles include button front placket and shirt-tail hem. Below-the-knee length elastic-waist shorts include front pockets and mock fly.
Suggested Fabrics
Shirt: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cotton, broadcloth, lawn, shirting, poplin, fine-wale corduroy, and linen.
Shorts: Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like denim, canvas, chambray, corduroy, twill, and linen.Notions
Shirt: Thread, eight 3/8" or 1/2" buttons (six for View B), lightweight fusible interfacing.
Shorts: Thread, 3/4" wide elastic.
Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44"-45")
size 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 View A 1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yards2
yards2
yards2
yards2
yardsView B 1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yards1 3/4
yards1 3/4
yardsView C 3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard3/4
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1
yard1 1/4
yards1 1/4
yards1 1/2
yards1 1/2
yardsFinished Measurements
size 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 Shirt Chest 23" 24" 25" 25
1/2"26
1/2"27
1/2"28
1/2"29
1/2"31" 32" 33
3/4"35" Shirt Length* 13
1/2"14" 14
1/2"15" 15
1/2"16" 16
1/2"17" 17
1/2"18" 18
1/2"19" Long Sleeve Length** 14
1/4"15
1/4"16
1/4"17
1/4"18
1/4"19
1/4"20
1/2"22" 23" 24
1/2"25
1/2"27" Short Sleeve Length** 11" 11
1/4"11
1/2"11
3/4"12" 12
1/4"12
1/2"12
3/4"13" 13
1/2"13
3/4"14" Shorts Outseam 9
3/4"10
1/4"10
1/2"11
3/4"12
1/4"13" 14" 15
3/4"16
1/2"17" 18" 18
3/4"Shorts Hip, Extended 22
3/4"23
3/4"24
3/4"25
1/4"26
1/2"27
1/2"28
1/2"31
1/4"32
3/4"33
3/4"35
1/2"36
1/4"* Measured from shoulder at neckline.
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English System Size Chest
(in)Waist
(in)Hip
(in)Height
(in)Weight
(lbs)6-12M 19 19 ½ 19 ½ 27-29 17-22 12-18M 19 ¾ 20 ½ 20 ½ 29-31 22-27 18-24M 20 ½ 21 21 31-33 27-30 2T 21 21 22 33-36 30-33 3T 21 ½ 21 23 36-39 33-36 4 22 ½ 21 ½ 24 39-42 36-39 5 23 ½ 22 25 ½ 42-45 39-44 6 24 ½ 22 ½ 26 ½ 45-49 45-55 7 25 ½ 23 27 ½ 49-52 56-64 8 26 ½ 23 ½ 28 ½ 52-54 65-72 10 28 24 30 54-56 73-77 12 29 25 31 ½ 56-58 78-82 Metric System Size Chest
(cm)Waist
(cm)Hip
(cm)Height
(cm)Weight
(kg)6-12M 48 50 50 69-74 8-10 12-18M 50 52 51 74-79 10-12 18-24M 52 53 56 79-84 12-14 2T 53 53 56 84-91 14-15 3T 55 53 58 91-99 15-16 4 57 55 61 99-107 16-18 5 60 56 65 107-114 18-20 6 62 57 67 114-124 20-25 7 65 58 70 124-132 25-29 8 67 60 72 132-137 29-33 10 71 61 76 137-142 33-35 12 74 64 80 142-147 35-37 -
- On both size ranges in the first printing, the cutting layout for view B includes piece #9, the Sleeve Placket, which is only needed for view A.
- In the first printing, please note that piece #13, the Shorts Back, is missing seam allowances for sizes 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. (Other sizes are not affected.) This is easy to remedy: draw a line 1/2" from the printed cutting line to create a new cutting line, as shown below.
- In the first printing, for sizes 6-12M, 12-18M, and 18-24M, pieces #13, #14 and #15 are missing seam allowances. Add 1/2" from the printed cutting line on each of these pieces as shown in the illustration above.
- In the first printing on the size 6M-4 pattern sheet, piece #4, the Shirt Yoke, has size lines with incorrect labels at the neck and shoulder edge. The piece should read as follows.
- In the first printing, on the size 6M-4 pattern sheet, piece #11, the Short Sleeve, has size lines with incorrect labels at the lower edge. The piece should read as follows.
- In the first printing, on the size 5-12 pattern sheet, piece #1 has size lines with incorrect labels on one side. The inner-most line should be labeled Size 5. The size labels printed in two other locations on this pattern piece are correct.
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