I used my serger to attach the sleeve, sandwiching the flutter in between the long sleeve and the bodice. Then, I gathered my sleeves and basted them RST to the armscye, again centering the flutter perpendicular to the shoulder seam. To assemble this shirt, I sewed the front and back together at the shoulders, and attached the neckline binding. To do this, I needed to draft a smaller flutter that would nestle nicely into place atop Miss P’s shoulders. The next flutter I wanted to tackle was one sewn into the armscye (armhole) along with a long sleeve for a layered look. This version was super simple, and would be easy to modify to make the flutter larger or smaller, wider or more narrow. I used a bartack stitch right at the underarm to press the seam to the back of the shirt so it doesn’t bother Miss P under her arms. To deal with my serger tails, I used a tapestry needle to thread the tail back into the stitching about an inch, and then trimmed the remaining tail. I sewed the flutter sleeves right onto the bodice, sewing along my gathering stitches and making sure to backstitch well at the beginning and end of each flutter. I gathered up my flutter sleeves like this:Īnd pinned them to my tank, making sure the center the flutter over the shoulder seam. I attached the arm bindings flat (as shown in the images above), and sewed the neck binding piece together at the short ends to make a loop so I could attach that in the round. I sewed the front and back bodices together at the shoulders and left the side seams open. I used the same measurements that were indicated by the pattern, but applied the strips this way: It’s a great oversized flutter that was perfect for this look – I found an inspiration pic in the latest Hanna Andersson catalog and went from there:įor my look, I used the tank version of the Alex and Anna pjs, and bound the neckline and armholes using a binding method rather than the bands/cuffs from the pattern. For the version above, I “borrowed” the sleeve from the Sugar and Spice dress pattern. I might even go up another size next time these tops were still a little more slim than she usually wears her shirts. Since the top runs really slim (in keeping with pajama regulations in the US), I sized up one size for a daywear look. While I was working on this tutorial, I sewed up 4 shirts for Miss P and I used the Alex and Anna Summer and Winter PJs patterns for all of them. Let’s start with the easiest option – attaching a flutter sleeve ONTO the bodice of your shirt.
#Flutter sleeve top sewing pattern how to#
It’s high time for a sleeve tutorial about how to add these sweet little embellishments, don’t you think?! So the DIY Flutter Sleeves were born.Īs the fall clothing catalogs have been arriving in my mailbox, I’m seeing these little sleeves EVERYWHERE in ready-to-wear (RTW) styles.
And last winter, she started asking me to add them when I was sewing up long sleeve shirts and dresses for her, too. This kid will pick out a shirt with flutter sleeves without even looking at the rest of it. If your girl is anything like mine, she’s got a thing for flutter sleeves. Sewing Flutter Sleeves How to Sew Flutter Sleeves Tutorial 1 | Add Flutter Sleeves Over the years we’ve had a few different contributors share with us their methods of making DIY flutter sleeves so we’ll share those various tutorials with you here today. I hope you’re ready to learn how to make flutter sleeves.
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