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T-shirt sewing pattern
The Wardrobe Builder T-shirt PDF sewing pattern is a classic fitted T-shirt. Make one of five necklines, six sleeve lengths, and three body lengths. Combine any neckline, sleeve, and body length and create 90 different T-shirts.
Size range 0-24 / 30-54
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- Product info
- Height 5'6" 172 cm.172 cm.
- About PDF patterns
Skill level 1/4
The wardrobe Builder T-shirt pattern is a wardrobe essential and easy-to-sew project.
Fabric and notions
Make your T-shirt with medium-weight jersey fabric such as single jersey, rib, or other knitted fabrics with 15-20% stretch in cotton, rayon, polyester, silk, Modal, or Tencel. The fiber will affect the fit of the T-shirt.
The sewing pattern features
- Five necklines
- Six sleeve lengths
- Three body lengths
- 90 possible combinations
The pattern includes
- Layers
- Trimless pages
- Body and Garment measurements in both imperial and metric increments.
- Fully illustrated instructions.
- Format Letter and A4 and A0
Seam allowance
The pattern includes seam allowance.
Printing information
Measure the size of the square on the first pattern page and check that your printer's scaling is correct, "2" x 2" / 5 cm x 5 cm). Use either A4 or Letter and print the document via Adobe Acrobat reader. Download it here for free.
| Imperial Body measurements | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Bust | 30,5 | 32 | 33,5 | 35 | 36,5 | 38 | 39,5 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
48 |
50 |
| Waist | 22,5 | 24 | 25,5 | 27 | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 34,5 | 36 | 38 |
40 |
42 |
| Hip | 33,5 | 35 | 36,5 | 38 | 39,5 | 41 | 42,5 | 44 | 45,5 | 47 | 49 |
51 |
53 |
| Garment measurements | |||||||||||||
| Bust | 27 | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 34,5 | 36 | 37,5 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
| Waist | 23 | 24,5 | 26 | 27,5 | 29 | 30,5 | 32 | 33,5 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 43 |
| Hip | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 36 | 37,5 | 39 | 40,5 | 42 | 43,5 | 45 | 46,5 | 48 |
| Length A | 23 | 23,5 | 24 | 24,5 | 25 | 25,5 | 26 | 26,5 | 27 | 27,5 | 28 | 28,5 | 29 |
| Length B | 25,5 | 26 | 26,5 | 27 | 27,5 | 28 | 28,5 | 29 | 29,5 | 30 | 30,5 | 31 | 31,5 |
| Fabric 60" | |||||||||||||
| Long sleeve | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
| 3/4 sleeve | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
| Elbow sleeve | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 |
| Short | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 |
| Cap | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| Sleeveless | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 |
| Metric Body measurements | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 |
| Bust | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 108 | 113 | 118 |
123 |
128 |
| Waist | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 100 |
105 |
110 |
| Hip | 83 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 115 | 120 | 125 |
130 |
135 |
| Garment Measurements | |||||||||||||
| Bust | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 120 |
| Waist | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Hip | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 119 | 124 |
| Length A | 59,5 | 60,5 | 61,5 | 62,5 | 63,5 | 64,5 | 65,5 | 66,5 | 67,5 | 68,5 | 69,5 | 70,5 | 71,5 |
| Length B | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Fabric Requirements | |||||||||||||
| Long sleeve | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
| 3/4 sleeve | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 |
| Elbow sleeve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 |
| Short | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| Cap | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sleeveless | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
PDF patterns for instant download are easy to use and have some advantages compared to conventional patterns:
- Buy and download a pattern and be ready to sew in just 30 minutes
- Print only the sizes you need
- No overlapping pattern pieces
All you need is a printer and Adobe Reader installed on your desktop computer.
Install Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, get it here for FREE!
How to Unzip the PDF patterns after you download.
How to print PDF patterns in Adobe Reader.
How to tape the pages of the sewing pattern together
Find more help via Facebook Wardrobe By Me Pattern Support or contact us directly.
Product info
Skill level 1/4
The wardrobe Builder T-shirt pattern is a wardrobe essential and easy-to-sew project.
Fabric and notions
Make your T-shirt with medium-weight jersey fabric such as single jersey, rib, or other knitted fabrics with 15-20% stretch in cotton, rayon, polyester, silk, Modal, or Tencel. The fiber will affect the fit of the T-shirt.
The sewing pattern features
- Five necklines
- Six sleeve lengths
- Three body lengths
- 90 possible combinations
The pattern includes
- Layers
- Trimless pages
- Body and Garment measurements in both imperial and metric increments.
- Fully illustrated instructions.
- Format Letter and A4 and A0
Seam allowance
The pattern includes seam allowance.
Printing information
Measure the size of the square on the first pattern page and check that your printer's scaling is correct, "2" x 2" / 5 cm x 5 cm). Use either A4 or Letter and print the document via Adobe Acrobat reader. Download it here for free.
Height 5'6" 172 cm.172 cm.
| Imperial Body measurements | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Bust | 30,5 | 32 | 33,5 | 35 | 36,5 | 38 | 39,5 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
48 |
50 |
| Waist | 22,5 | 24 | 25,5 | 27 | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 34,5 | 36 | 38 |
40 |
42 |
| Hip | 33,5 | 35 | 36,5 | 38 | 39,5 | 41 | 42,5 | 44 | 45,5 | 47 | 49 |
51 |
53 |
| Garment measurements | |||||||||||||
| Bust | 27 | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 34,5 | 36 | 37,5 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
| Waist | 23 | 24,5 | 26 | 27,5 | 29 | 30,5 | 32 | 33,5 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 43 |
| Hip | 28,5 | 30 | 31,5 | 33 | 36 | 37,5 | 39 | 40,5 | 42 | 43,5 | 45 | 46,5 | 48 |
| Length A | 23 | 23,5 | 24 | 24,5 | 25 | 25,5 | 26 | 26,5 | 27 | 27,5 | 28 | 28,5 | 29 |
| Length B | 25,5 | 26 | 26,5 | 27 | 27,5 | 28 | 28,5 | 29 | 29,5 | 30 | 30,5 | 31 | 31,5 |
| Fabric 60" | |||||||||||||
| Long sleeve | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 |
| 3/4 sleeve | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
| Elbow sleeve | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,4 |
| Short | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,3 |
| Cap | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| Sleeveless | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 |
| Metric Body measurements | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 |
| Bust | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 108 | 113 | 118 |
123 |
128 |
| Waist | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 100 |
105 |
110 |
| Hip | 83 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 115 | 120 | 125 |
130 |
135 |
| Garment Measurements | |||||||||||||
| Bust | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 120 |
| Waist | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 110 |
| Hip | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 119 | 124 |
| Length A | 59,5 | 60,5 | 61,5 | 62,5 | 63,5 | 64,5 | 65,5 | 66,5 | 67,5 | 68,5 | 69,5 | 70,5 | 71,5 |
| Length B | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Fabric Requirements | |||||||||||||
| Long sleeve | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,5 |
| 3/4 sleeve | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 | 1,35 |
| Elbow sleeve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 | 1,25 |
| Short | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,2 |
| Cap | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sleeveless | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
About PDF patterns
PDF patterns for instant download are easy to use and have some advantages compared to conventional patterns:
- Buy and download a pattern and be ready to sew in just 30 minutes
- Print only the sizes you need
- No overlapping pattern pieces
All you need is a printer and Adobe Reader installed on your desktop computer.
Install Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, get it here for FREE!
How to Unzip the PDF patterns after you download.
How to print PDF patterns in Adobe Reader.
How to tape the pages of the sewing pattern together
Find more help via Facebook Wardrobe By Me Pattern Support or contact us directly.
Customer Reviews
I have made 1 with long sleeves and 2 with the short sleeves, and I am very happy, it fits very well. I can recommended the pattern.👍🙂
I wanted to find a pattern that could be used repeatedly, and I like this one. Very versatile. I also wanted to find a way to reuse old T-shirts that might not be so well fitted. So far, it has worked great! I have made one new t-shirt with a boat neck from two old festival t-shirts. I will do more of them.
Thinking that I might alter it a bit and put on some darts for an even better fitting. Let's see how it goes!
I have to say that this is, without a doubt, my favourite T-shirt pattern!
I bought it quite a while ago, before I knew all that much about fitting. However, as I continued to experiment with the pattern, I was able to tweak it to fit me extremely well. I have a short torso, so took about 2" from the bodice, graded from a size 10 bodice to a size 12 in the shoulders and arms, and did a full-bicep adjustment on the sleeves to add an extra 1/2" of width, as I find most modern patterns are drafted for slim arms.
However, having done all that, I've been able to use it to create a few shirts which I love. I find stretch-fabric can be hard to come by secondhand, but since I have recently found more I intend to whip up a few more versions. I've also now used this pattern to check and help better fit other stretch fabric sewing patterns because I've made it to fit me exactly the way I like T-shirts to.
I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I also have a full pattern review up on my blog: https://stitchsessions.org/2022/07/01/comfortable-shirts-with-the-wardrobe-builder-t-shirt/
I've made so many of these! The cut is really flattering and the instructions are very clear, making it a breeze to whip up. It's also so fun to mix and match the different variations, so much versatility for one little pattern. I've also done a modification to make a simple cardigan that came out great.
Follow on from previous review, I have found the grid table for collar lengths. FYI Size 18 for v neck 4 cm by 68.
Pattern Reviews
Customer Reviews
I have made 1 with long sleeves and 2 with the short sleeves, and I am very happy, it fits very well. I can recommended the pattern.👍🙂
I wanted to find a pattern that could be used repeatedly, and I like this one. Very versatile. I also wanted to find a way to reuse old T-shirts that might not be so well fitted. So far, it has worked great! I have made one new t-shirt with a boat neck from two old festival t-shirts. I will do more of them.
Thinking that I might alter it a bit and put on some darts for an even better fitting. Let's see how it goes!
I have to say that this is, without a doubt, my favourite T-shirt pattern!
I bought it quite a while ago, before I knew all that much about fitting. However, as I continued to experiment with the pattern, I was able to tweak it to fit me extremely well. I have a short torso, so took about 2" from the bodice, graded from a size 10 bodice to a size 12 in the shoulders and arms, and did a full-bicep adjustment on the sleeves to add an extra 1/2" of width, as I find most modern patterns are drafted for slim arms.
However, having done all that, I've been able to use it to create a few shirts which I love. I find stretch-fabric can be hard to come by secondhand, but since I have recently found more I intend to whip up a few more versions. I've also now used this pattern to check and help better fit other stretch fabric sewing patterns because I've made it to fit me exactly the way I like T-shirts to.
I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I also have a full pattern review up on my blog: https://stitchsessions.org/2022/07/01/comfortable-shirts-with-the-wardrobe-builder-t-shirt/
I've made so many of these! The cut is really flattering and the instructions are very clear, making it a breeze to whip up. It's also so fun to mix and match the different variations, so much versatility for one little pattern. I've also done a modification to make a simple cardigan that came out great.
Follow on from previous review, I have found the grid table for collar lengths. FYI Size 18 for v neck 4 cm by 68.
