I recently tested the newest pattern from Made for Mermaid – the Lee raglan. It’s a slim fit raglan style shirt that’s full of options as usual. Raglan means the sleeves extend to and become part of the neckline.
I made a tunic length short sleeve version for my daughter who loves skirts and leggings. It gives her another option to wear with her leggings and she needed some new shirts anyway. This pattern is super quick to sew up. There are four pieces to cut – front, back, sleeve, and neckband.
The first one I made was a bit small – I must have mis-measured her and while she will wear it, it had some weird wrinkles around the neck.
The second one (pictured), I adjusted the size based on her correct measurements. However, I used cotton lycra for the sleeves and it doesn’t have as much stretch as the main body fabric. You can see how it pulls at her shoulders. If I had used the flowered fabric for the sleeves too, it probably would have been OK.
So, I made a third top – this time in the right size and with the right fabric. It came out perfect! This is the short sleeve tunic length which is just right to pair with leggings. I choose the easy neckline, but there’s also a henley neckline. It also comes in 3/4 sleeves and long sleeves and it can be shirt length.
Each pattern is on sale individually for $7.50 until Tuesday (1/29/2019)
Youth- www.madeformermaids.com/lee
Men’s- www.madeformermaids.com/menslee
Women’s- www.madeformermaids.com/mamalee
Plus there are two bundles to help you save!
Women’s & Youth – $13 ($5 savings)
www.madeformermaids.com/leebundle
All 3 – Men’s, Women’s, and Youth – $18 ($9 savings)
www.madeformermaids.com/leebundle2
All of my fabric is from JoAnns except the solid cotton lycra which came from Purple Sesamstress (she has awesome prices on good quality cotton lycra).
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