Sewing Order of sewing

Sew the shoulder seams.

Sew the arms into the arm holes (trust me, it is easier in this order).

Do any collar or collar placket work. If it's a button-up-the-front shirt, do that now too.

If there are cuffs, attach them to the ends of the arms.

NOW sew up the sides. If there are cuffs, turn them over and blind-stitch them on the wrong side.

 

So true.

Teddy

 

Might check how the cuffs are set, if there is a mark for cutting a short slash in the lower sleeve then the cuff goes on after the sleeve & side seam is sewn. Otherwise the cuff overlap & closure is in the wrong place.
Collars can be fiddly. After sewing the shoulder seams, stay stitch (sew just inside the seamline) around the neck & clip every 1/8 to 1/4" along the neckline above that row of stitches. This will open up the curve to fit the flatter line of the collar. Then use enough pins to hold the collar & neckline together.

 

If you prefer video instructions I've made one for a popular free t-shirt pattern The model doll is off topic but this shirt pattern would fit Feeple60 well. You hadn't mentioned if your pattern was for a knit shirt or button down. These instructions are definitely for stretchy fabric, which can affect how you'd want to do things.

 

Sounds like you can go ahead and put the cuffs on beofre sewing the sleeves into a tube then. That makes it easier

Teddy

 

And the good news is doll size shirts don't require much fabric. So if the first one becomes a practice piece, you can cut out a second & work it up with improvements without wasting yards of fabric! (Been there...done that... XD )

 

I wish I could say I hadn't, but I have.

Teddy

 

Up to you. Either at the very start, or once you have the shoulder seams together

Personally, I'd be tempted to sew the back shoulder facing in by hand after the sleeves are in, to enclose as many of the shoulder/neck/armhole seams as possible, leaving fewer raw edges to be finished inside the garment, but that's just me.

Teddy

 

My husband has the same problem, very frustrating

Basically, turn in the edges/seam allowance of the back shoulder facing all the way around, press or tack them into place, put the facing piece into place inside the shirt, matching the folded edges to the seam lines of the shirt, then hand sew (ladder-stitch or overcast stitch) the folded edged down to the inside of the seam lines so it covers all the raw edges of the seams.

I don't know if that explanation helps at all.

I wish I were closer to Cheltenham so I could call over to show you in person.

Teddy

 

Sounds like the best plan

I had a quick look to see if I could find any useful diagrams online but they were all of other types of garment which could be more confusing, rather than helping

Teddy

 

Here's a video tutorial for a button down shirt. It doesn't include a back facing, but some of it may be helpful for you.

 

Oh! Well done!!

Teddy

 

You can add me to that list.

 

OK, know all those lovely cleansing wipes we're not supposed to flush down the loo because they turn into giant fatbergs in the sewers?

Well if you haven't actually used those on your bum--just for general wipe-down on a sweaty day--toss them in a wash on lingere cycle and dry them flat and save them to make test garments out of.

If you don't use cleansing wipes, then get some other kind of cheap non-woven fabric. I like bamboo towels, aka reusable rayon towels. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Cl...bamboo+reusable+kitchen+towles,aps,152&sr=8-8

 

Well done!

One thing I'd do differently on the next one is to top stitch the front facings down both the long edges to make them sit flatter and to give a nice button/buttonhole band down the edges of the front opening (possibly top-stitch around the edges of the collar too, if you want it to look a bit crisper).

Teddy

 

Press it with lots of steam to make it behave - or give it a good wash to soften it up now it's made.

Teddy

 

This looks really nice, well done. And the fabric is lovely.

I usually start with the yoke, then the shoulders, the neckline and collar and front, then I do the cuffs with buttonholes and then do the arm and side seam and finally hem and do buttonholes and buttons.