DIY Frat Collection T-Shirts

I love the look of The Frat Collection t-shirts, but the price is not to my likings. I understand that they give some of the proceeds to charity, but still its just a t-shirt. I had some friends over a while back and we decided to make these. My friend Laura had already made one so she was the mastermind behind them. Thanks, Laura! I've seen a few posts about how people have done these, but they used fusible backing to just put a piece of fabric on an already existing pocket. This method just looked sloppy and unfinished, so I prefer my way of doing it.

Materials:

Plain solid color t-shirt

Scrap fabric or fabric quarter

Thread

Straight pins

Shears

Ruler

Sewing machine

Iron

Step 1:

Cut out a 6" by 7" rectangle of fabric (adjust size based on how big you want your pocket)

Step 2:

Fold one of the shorter ends of the rectangle down about an inch and press it (this will be the top of the pocket)

Step 3:

Fold both of the longer sides in a half an inch and press

Step 4:

Sew a straight stitch at the top of the pocket

I sewed about a quarter of an inch away from the fold to make the pocket look like a pocket

Step 5:

Fold and press the bottom corners of the fabric up to create the point. You may have to cut some of the fabric off of the bottom to get it to look right. Also, I would recommend using another pocket shirt as a guide for how to point should look.

Step 6:

Next, try on the shirt and pin the pocket where you would like it to go. Then pin all around the edge of the pocket.

Step 7:

Using a straight stitch, sew all around the pocket. Make sure you don't sew over the top of the pocket, so that it remains a functional pocket. 

I decided to make another one and monogram it. I think this one looks much better than the first. I guess I learned from my mistakes. 

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