T-Shirts for Kids with Matching Neck Binding

Hello, dear friends,

my little grandson is currently totally into ninja motifs. I found two lovely, colorful motifs on Etsy, which I’ve now sewn into T-shirts for him. For the coordinating fabric for the back, sleeves, and neckband, I chose cotton jersey fabric in matching colors.





I tried something new on both shirts. It’s about the neckband. Since I don’t have an overlock sewing machine, I always used to have a cut fabric edge at the back of the neck. It always looked so messy.

Here I tried a new variation and found it very good. I make the neck binding myself from the solid-colored cotton jersey fabric that I used in the T-shirt anyway. Once the neck facing is sewn in, it looks the same from the outside and the inside. There are no more unattractive fabric edges because all the fabric edges are inside the facing. 

I still had to practice on the first shirt. With the second shirt, I already knew what to pay attention to when sewing it in.

You can read how I make a neck facing here in my blog post: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/blog/3566/passendes-jersey-band-fuer-halseinfassung-selber-machen-so-gelingt-es

This is what the neck binding looks like from the outside:


And from the inside:



And anyone who wants to know exactly how I sew a T-shirt as a sewing beginner can find clear reading material in this blog post: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/blog/3565/t-shirt-naehen-fuer-anfaenger-tipps-und-tricks

I’m totally happy with my new neckline.

Best wishes, Ina

Ina, you solved that brilliantly, and so neatly too—classy. Both shirts are real eye-catchers.

Best regards, Inge

Wow, Ina,
it hasn’t been that long since you started sewing, and today it looks so professional. Your grandson is sure to be over the moon.
I’m thrilled.
Love, Petra

Ina, I’m amazed at how quickly you’ve become a pro at the sewing machine! You can’t find anything like this in stores. Your grandson has shirts that no one else has, and he’ll be incredibly proud of them.

All the details you pay attention to—wow! You can tell that your passion for sewing has really taken hold, and everything you make is getting better and better.

My mom was really good at it, too, without ever having taken a class. She sewed all her own clothes—and mine, too. She also knitted and crocheted. For now, though, I think I’ll stick to knitting.

Wow. That turned out beautifully.

Oh, Ina, that looks great! I’ll read through it at my leisure at lunchtime today. I just brought home a panel for my grandson yesterday.
Best regards, Marita 

That makes me happy, dear Marita. Then my two blog posts linked above are just what you need.

Best regards, Ina