Alphabet Bunting

You have to head on over to Ruffled. You can download free alphabet bunting and its adorable!! I printed off this adorable sign and I cant wait to use it!

Muslin Petticoat

Check out how its made..

Since I didn't have a pattern, I made my own from an old skirt. While I don't wear it anymore, I loved the shape and design which was a little bit A-line- just what I wanted for my petticoat!

Start by cutting up an old skirt to use as a pattern (or use a pattern!)

Cut out the pattern from fabric.

(I used muslin for my petticoat)

Cut out lots and lots of strips of fabric for the ruffles.

To create the ruffles- sew a straight stitch down the edge of the strip.

Pull the top thread until you have a ruffle

Continue until there are enough ruffles to cover the front and back of the skirt-

the more ruffles the fluffier it will be! Pin ruffles to the skirt and sew to the surface.

Sew the skirt together (front and back for my skirt pattern) and add an elastic waste band to the top.

***update- I've been asked by a couple of people about the edges of the ruffles fraying- I actually chose muslin and not to finish or hem the edges because I actually want my edges to fray :) I am messy in everything that I do! But if you want a cleaner ruffle you can hem the edges of each one.***

J.Crew Inspired tshirt

Adorable isn't it?! I made THIS shirt and I love it!

(The picture below isn't mine, I made a pink one.)

I poked myself a couple hundred times, bleed a little but in the end its all worth it!

I love the feeling of wearing or having something that I have made. It makes me feel so good inside. Maybe thats because I know I didn't spend over $15 to make it!

Ruffle T-Shirt

Even though THIS tutorial is meant for a little girls shirt, Im still going to try it and make one for me!

You will need:

T Shirt

Knit scraps or extra T shirt

Matching Thread

Start with a plain Tshirt. I picked this baby up at Target for $3

Next grab a thrifted T Shirt. I'm always wandering around goodwill looking for XL T-shirts. They are great for extra material, and they are super soft. This particular shirt was long sleeved, and I decided that the length was great.

I cut off at the shoulder and I cut off the cuff. Next I opened it up by cutting off the inside seam...

And started cutting my 1.5" strips. You can go wider too, whatever style you like. 1.5" worked for me becuase I didn't want the ruffles to overwhelm the shirt...and my 22 month old's neck!

Run a basting stitch about 1/8 inch along one long side (sorry, didn't take this pic) and pull to create a ruffle.

Attach the ruffle at the neckline. I decided to keep the ruffle more towards the front of the blouse. Pin it directly onto the neckline and stitch down.

Take the next ruffle and pin it underneath the first ruffle. I made this ruffle not as long as the first one, to make it cascading

Continue with the other two layers with the same technique, gradually making the ruffles shorter to keep the cascading look.

And your all done!

Now pair it with a cute skirt...

...or some great jeans

Rose Petal Tee

THIS is just A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E!

Materials

Boatneck T-shirt

3 T-shirts in assorted shades complementary to the boatneck tee

Quilting ruler

Self-healing cutting mat

Rotary cutter

Pencil

Card stock

Tailor's chalk

Fabric scissors

Sewing machine and thread in complementary colors

Needle and thread in colors to match T-shirts

Straight pins

Make the Flowers and Leaves

1. Use a quilting ruler and work on a cutting mat using a rotary cutter to cut from the assorted T-shirts the following strips of fabric:

One 6" x 24"/15cm x 60cm

Five 3" x 14"/8cm x 36cm

Three 2" x 9"/5cm x 23cm

Note: You may have to sew a couple of strips together to get a 24"/60cm strip.

2. Trace about a dozen leaves onto the assorted T-shirts. Cut with fabric scissors. Mark simple leaf veins on the leaves with tailor's chalk.

3. Set your sewing machine to a straight stitch and sew veins on the leaves, backstitching at the beginning and end.

4. To make the flowers,

a. Thread a needle with a thread color that matches the T-shirt strip. Knot the thread end and set aside.

b. Fold a T-shirt strip in half lengthwise. Holding each end of the strip with your hands, with the folded edge at the top, fold the upper left corner down so that the raw side edge of the strip meets the bottom edge of the strip, forming a 45-degree angle. (See figure 1.)

c. Start rolling the first few inches of the left side of the strip to make the center of the rose. (See figure 2.) Sew through the bottom edges of the flower center to secure.

d. Fold the strip at a 45-degree angle next to the flower center and roll flower center onto the fold. (See figure 3.) Sew bottom edge to secure. Repeat folding the strip, rolling the flower onto fold, and stitching to secure, until there's no fabric left.

e. Tuck the final end of strip under the flower and sew to secure.

f. Repeat all the steps to form flowers from each T-shirt strip.

Assemble the T-Shirt

1. Lay the boatneck T-shirt out on a flat, clean surface. With the T-shirt facing you, pin the largest rose just slightly left of the center of the shirt. Pin two leaves below the rose. With a needle and thread, hand-stitch to the shirt to secure. Remove the pins.

2. Cluster four roses to the left of the large rose and accent with leaves as desired. Pin, hand-stitch to secure, and remove the pins.

3. Pin clusters of leaves trailing up the neckline of the T-shirt to cover the rest of the left side of the neckline. Hand-stitch to secure, then remove the pins.

4. Cluster four roses to the right of the T-shirt in a different formation than the one on the left and accent with leaves as desired. Pin, hand-stitch to secure, and remove the pins.

5. Pin clusters of leaves trailing up the neckline of the T-shirt to cover the rest of the right side of the neckline. Hand-stitch to secure, and then remove the pins.

Here is another pillow tutorial that is darling! Go HERE for the how-to steps!

Ruffled Pillows

I need THESE pillows for my couches!