https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/vintage-inspired-peter-pan-collar-sweatshirt • Posted by PinkWeeds
Great way to update that old oversized sweatshirt.
Great way to update that old oversized sweatshirt.
Start by laying out a shirt that you already have that fits the way you'd like it to onto the bottom of your sweatshirt. Fold your sleeves in up to the collar. Trace around.
Cut out your shirt.
Use your new shirt pattern to cut out sleeves. I used the bottom of the original sleeves to make the new ones.
Use the top of your shirt to draw out your peter pan collar. Mark the center front to make it easier.
Center front.
Cut out twice.
Cut the back of your collar using the same method.
Pin the front and back together on both pieces (don't pin as in this picture, you'll want your collars to be mirror images of each other).
Sew the side seams of your collar together. Flatten your seam and sew down the center using a zig-zag stitch. Repeat for the other side of your collar.
Pin the front and back of your collar together, right sides facing together. Sew.
Understitch the seams of our collar down to the back side.
It should look like this when finished.
Pin your side seams together and sew down using a straight stitch. Again flatten out your seam and sew flat with a zig-zag stitch.
Incert your sleeves right sides together, pin and sew.
For a flat, finished looking seam, understitch your sleeves and cut away the excess.
Open up your collar, pin and sew the two open ends together. Flatten seam and sew using a zig-zag stitch and cut away excess.
Your collar should look like this.
Pin and sew your collar to the inside of your sweatshirt and sew.
Top stitch your collar. You can add lace, buttons, ribbons or anything else you want to embelish your new shirt.