Sewing for a tween boy can be a bit of a challenge. This is especially true when he really doesn’t care at all what he wears, as long as it is comfortable.
Only recently has he cared enough to actually match his clothes. A bit frustrating.
Luckily, he still wants me to make him things, as long as they hit the parameters of what he will wear. He doesn’t wear long-sleeved shirts. Only t-shirts and hoodies. He will only occasionally wear jeans, and it is mostly athletic wear for bottoms.
When I saw this fabric go up on one of the custom fabric boards on Facebook, I knew I had to make a shirt for him with it. This is from the game Fallout, and he was super pumped when I showed him the picture.
One of the issues with sewing with some of these prints is that they tend to look like pj’s if you go overboard. I also only got a panel for the front, so the back of the shirt had to be something else. I decided to just do the sleeves in the print and do black for the rest.
I think it is just enough.
Now, what to do with the rest of the yard! I have another panel coming with a different print for him from this same game. I think I can maybe do a hoodie with the inside of the hood and the pockets with the print. I need to find a good source for sweatshirt fabric, though. Any leads would be great!
