Snappy Boy Shirts

Since I have 4 grandsons, I am sewing more for boys now. And I found a winner of a pattern! Charlie loves it! It is super easy.  Often times, easy patterns look very "homemade" because they just don't hang right or fit or fall together the way clothing should. But this one look good. I haven't tried the men's size, but maybe I will since the boys' size came out great. You get both adult and toddler sizes in the same pattern envelope.

I made one shirt for my grandson in March for Dr. Seuss' birthday, which is also Read Across America Day, and is celebrated in schools everywhere.  I looked at the pattern and thought, "this is way too big" so I shortened the body of the shirt. Glad I only made one shirt with that mistake! The shirt fit him great but was too short.

I cut out 10 more.  I mean, as long as I was cutting... why not do a pile of them? I thought I would give him three, he could choose, and the rest of them could go in my Etsy shop.  Now that six of them are done, he wants them all.  That sure is a great compliment!

I used plastic snaps instead of buttons.  Charlie doesn't like buttons, they frustrate him because he has to concentrate pretty hard on getting the buttons through the holes. He can do it, but he prefers snaps. That's the beauty of making your own, if you don't want buttons,  you don't have to use buttons!

He loves his new shirts!