t-shirt numero uno

Hee, hee. Sorry for teasing you. I had actually planned on posting this Tuesday, but I had an eye appointment and had my eyes dilated. It was really bad - they were sore the rest of the day. It even made me sick to my stomache from not being able to see anything close up. Ah well, I did pick out some cute new specs (with Meghan's help) so that is something to look forward to.

So....back to the t-shirt project.

Maybe you have seen some of the DIY shirt projects floating around the web. HERE is a cute corsage tee. HERE is a really fun ruffled one, too.

I figured, why not try my own? Hence, the double purchase of shirts - one to wear and one to cut up. I picked up the army green ($4.00 on clearance) and the peach ($8.00 each) at Target and the lime green ($3.00 on clearance) at Old Navy. Good choices for experimentation.
I started with the peach set (after washing and drying all the shirts).

 
Since I knew I wanted full rosettes on this one, I punched a 2" circle and used it for a pattern. I traced the circle with a fabric pen (that later washed out) and cut out five circles for each rosette.

I folded each circle and stitched the end closed with a couple of stitches, then added the next folded circle and stitched them together at the point. I kept adding circles until all five were stitched together in the center.

Oh -it's starting to look cute. I fluffed each rosette with my fingers then added a few more stitches to hold the knit in place. Then, I made four more. Hee, hee.

After stitching them to shirt #1, I again washed and dried the shirt. I will probably air dry it from now on, but I was curious how the flowers would hold up. They did really well. The fantastic thing about knit: it doesn't fray, so you can leave the edges raw and they look fine. I really like how this one turned out. It was definitely the heaviest of the three shirts, so I knew it would work up nicely. The army green is on the dock next. I'm going to try to squeeze it in this weekend, but you know how crazy these holiday weekends are.

What do you think? Game to try this? I'd love to hear about if you do!
Later.

Comments

[Meghann]

I'm totally up for this challenge! How cool! I need to go get some t-shirts!

[jessica]

Like it! everywhere you look is ruffles and frills on tees these days!

[Brianna B]

Love this!!

[Stephanie J]

love it, so cute!

[sue]

Very cute. Wish I'd seen this before I went shopping this morning. Guess I'll have to make another trip after the holiday weekend! LOL

[Becca]

Turned out super cute Kim. Can't find these types of tshirts in plus size so I guess I may have to make a few !!

[Kristin Ahlerich]

Love it, Kim! I want to try making one for my daughter :) Also looking forward to seeing a pic of you modeling the new specs!

[Jess]

I love it!!! you are amazing!

[Mary Ann]

I running to get some t-shirts! Great idea!!

[Troy Louise]

Very chic! Thanks for the nice instructions.

[Jeanette W]

Certainly something I will try Kim, I just love it. Jeanette