We finally have warm weather, and that means I’m living in my short-sleeve t-shirts. Unfortunately, all of my favorite t-shirts have changed shape and size all of a sudden. Even though I’m super aggressive when I prewash my fabric, the shirts didn’t take kindly to drying during one of my business trips this year. I normally hang clothes to dry since Utah is so dry. However, I put my shirts in the dryer when I was in Ohio since the humidity was so bad it made my clothes wetter. Since then, all my shirts shortened by 2-3 inches and gotten horrifically distorted. It’s awful. I’m still a bit upset about the whole thing since those shirts aren’t that old.
For months, I have been very uncomfortable in my shirts and beyond angry with the fit, so I’ve been looking for a loose-fitting pattern that wouldn’t frustrate the heck out of me. I’ve always loved the styling of Hey June’s Union St. Tee so I thought I would try that pattern.
SIZING
My measurements are between L and XL, so I went with the larger size. Based on the pattern recommendations, I did NOT use the FBA option. I sewed up View D (crew neckband) with short sleeves. I spent days fussing over what alterations I should make for this pattern. I didn’t want the pattern to fit like my old t-shirts, which are more fitted. I kept my alterations to a minimum.
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