This is actually a shirt that I did a long time ago, while I was pregnant. I found a super cute shirt at a garage sale but it was a little too wide. So I decided to take the extra fabric on the sides to make a ruffle for the top. It was one of my favorite shirts to wear!
This is how I made it:
1) I took the shirt and turned it inside out and then pinned the sides
2) I sewed the sides
3) I then cut off the extra fabric
4) I took the two strips and sewed them together and made one long strip
5) Using my sewing machine I set the settings to lowest tension and longest stitch length. I used a straight stitch and sewed down the middle
6) I tied off the bobbin thread on one side and then pulled the top thread tight
7) I then pinned the ruffle to the collar
8) Then I sewed the ruffle, using normal settings
It what this boring shirt needed!
I love ruffles. One of these days I am going to have to try this 🙂
Great job!
Denise
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I love this!! Great job! What a transformation it makes 🙂 I would love for you to link this up over at Sassy Sites, trash to treasure Tuesday! xoxo
So smart to buy an oversized one and have extra material to embellish!
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Jenny
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Great job! I have never sewn a ruffle before but you put it so simply, now I may try!
I love ruffles! great idea!
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Great shirt! Thanks for sharing!
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OMG!! I love this ,I can't wait to try it. Following.:)
Adorable! Love it!
This is so cute!
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That looks lovely.
This is soo cute.. love how a little ruffle can take a top from drab to fab in 5 minutes! Love it! Thanks for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party!
Too cute! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
I've wanted to do this for so long… at least for my daughter’s shirts! Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for linking this up as well!