So pretty!! And I'm lovin' that yellow!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-fluffy-flower-t-shirt/2010/09/18/ (Link will go live at approx. 8:00 pm CST tonight.)
I think I'm going to give this style flower a try. I've made a few flower t-shirts and they are so fun...I love the way yours turned out!
December 2, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Today Nina from Momma Go Round is here showing you how to do a really cute t-shirt embellishment. I wish I hadn't been so lazy and that I would have whipped up myself one of these to stroll the beaches of Hawaii in...but I didn't.
Maybe I will have to whip up a long sleeved version of this to stroll the neighborhood in when I get back.
Hi everyone I am Nina from Momma Go Round.
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I am OBSESSED with this shirt. I saw one like this in JCrew last year and it was a small fortune for a t-shirt...let's get real.
So now, you can make your own JCrew
knock-off Flutter Flower Shirt.
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It's super simple and requires hardly
an materials!
Time to get fluttering!
[Image] Two matching t-shirts Matching thread Scissors Needle
[Image]Cut 1 shirt apart into front and back.
Cut strips from one side of shirt. Vary widths of strips from 1" inch
to 1.5" inches.
[Image]Fold each strip in half along the
length of the strip to make the width smaller.
[Image]Cut each long strip into smaller
pieces about 1" inch long.
[Image]Cut small strips into B shapes.
[Image]Open Bs to expose petals.
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[Image]Stack open Bs with centers on top of
each other. Vary how the Bs are stacked to create texture.
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[Image]Sew a straight gathering stitch
through both open Bs down the center of the top open B.
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[Image]Pull thread to gather Bs.
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[Image]Pinch the underside of your now
stitched together flower.
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[Image]Stitch back and forth through the
pinch to stabilize the gather.
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[Image]Repeat to make all your flowers. My
shirt has 20 flutter flowers of varying sizes.
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[Image]Once you have all your flowers, hand
stitch them on to your second shirt. Overlap some to create the full
look.
WARNING: Hand wash
and lay flat to dry. It takes FOR-EV-ER to unwrinkle and iron out each
petal if you use the washer and dryer.....not like that happened to me or anything!
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Thank you Nina! This is just about lovely.
Go and say hi to Nina and see all the other great stuff she has.
posted by Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise at 12:59 AM on Sep 17, 2010
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So pretty!! And I'm lovin' that yellow!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-fluffy-flower-t-shirt/2010/09/18/
(Link will go live at approx. 8:00 pm CST tonight.)
--Anne
September 18, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Awww man this is GORGEOUS, LOVIN' IT! I see this shirt in my future!!! :-) Thanks for sharing!
September 18, 2010 at 10:44 PM
This is so pretty in yellow. Love it!
September 19, 2010 at 3:01 PM
I think I'm going to give this style flower a try. I've made a few flower t-shirts and they are so fun...I love the way yours turned out!
December 2, 2010 at 2:37 PM