Twinkle Toes and Company

{Please note that some of these links are affiliate links.  If you purchase something I have recommended, sewn etc. through those links I will receive a small percentage of compensation.  It helps me support my sewing "therapy" and the ability to review and test more patterns. T-shirts can be hard to come by for tall men.  Add in large shoulders or a big chest paired with a thinner waist and the fit goes out the window.   I've sewn quite a few Henley's or Raglan's for my guys, but until the Zesty Pickles Tee I hadn't actually sewn any patterns specifically for T-shirts.   The fit of the Zesty Pickles Tee is fantastic!  The Music Man has large shoulders and a large chest and then he tapers down into a sports cut size waist.  I was able to grade the pattern so that the Zesty Pickles Tee fit him really nicely.  It has a loose fit, but it isn't as loose as most shirts he buys ready to wear, nor is it as short; he's 5'1...

It's not often I test for the Music Man.   He's pretty laid back about the whole process which is really nice!   He is however pretty picky about fabrics, what looks good together, how the garment fits and the overall style.   After he finished "shopping" and made his selection from the fabric I have in stock.  {Who am I kidding, fabric I have in stock?  More like the fabric I have in my stash!} He put the pattern together for me.  I put patterns together on a regular basis and so I often wonder how easy/hard patterns are to put together from a beginners opinion.  I figured if he messed up with it I could always reprint the pattern and put it together myself.   He did a great job assembling it and because it was for a test, he wouldn't put it together without me watching over him.  So, I sat by him as he glued the pieces together.   The only question he had when he was putting it together was "...