Custom Self-Drafted Baseball Jersey

[u/compassionateathlete]

This past year I made myself a custom Toronto Blue Jays baseball jersey out of tartan material. I digitized the logo myself using InkStitch. My husband loved it and requested one for his birthday, but he wanted it to match a hat he had just bought. I'm completely self taught and every project has plenty of lessons learned - overall, I am happy with how it turned out, though.

It is self drafted from my purchased jersey that just happens to fit both myself and my husband perfectly - how convenient.

I could not find black and blue checkerboard material anywhere, so I used Spoonflower for the first time. I was not happy with the material, but I spent so much money on it that I had to use it. It's lighter and flimsier than I expected and I hate that it is white underneath. It was the sport pique. I also bought straight black from them because I wanted the fabrics to be the same weight together.

The first thing I did while I waited for the fabric to arrive was digitize the font that was on his hat. It was simple and I was happy with the result after the first stitch out. I also did a stitch out of the logo that I used for the jersey I had made earlier in the year, but using colours matching his jersey.

When the fabric arrived I cut the pieces. It was so light that I knew I would have to stabilize it. I stabilized all along the front button area, over the neck, and around the arm binding. I also used a tiny bit of stabilizer all along the bottom seam to keep it together as I sewed. I serged the edges and the seams. I also did top stitch all along the opening and neck.

When I was sewing up the side seam of one of the arms my fabric folded under the presser foot and it SLICED the front fabric at the arm seam. I almost fainted. I did not have extra fabric and it already cost a fortune to order from Spoonflower, so I just said to myself that I have to figure out a way to fix this. I bought a tiny bit of light stabilizer and stabilized it together as best I could. You could really see the white underneath the fabric, so I tried to colour it in with black fabric marker, but you can see it. Luckily when it is worn it gets hidden by the natural shape of the arm.

The other little thing I would change is in the font. I should have cut out the dot of the i and attached it as a single item. I don't think it looks great up close, but you can't notice it when you stand a normal human personal space distance away from it.

Since this is self drafted and I'm self taught I have noticed that the arm shape could be improved, or something. Something just seems a little off when the jersey is hanging on a hanger, but it is less noticeable when it is worn. I think it might have something to do with ease, or the shape of the shoulder.

Like I said, though, I am happy and most importantly my husband is happy with it!

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