At Home: Create with me

In case you haven't checked in this week (for shame) you may be noticing that I've changed the look of my blog.  I'm one for change even though I may tell you that I hate change.  I'd be more accurate if I told you that I hated the transition, but I DO like change.

I've reconfigured the categories over there ------------->>>>>>
you see?

I'll be adding a few more categories in the coming weeks under the 'At Home' section.  I've got a few guest bloggers lined up that will be blogging about things that behoove you and not necessarily recipes.  I needed to tidy up the blog and remove some old categories and add some new ones.  IF, IF, IF  you find my new system over there ----------->>>>>>>>>>>>  too fancy or hard to navigate then please let me know so I can make it user friendly.

We loaded up and went to Mimi's a few days ago to borrow her closet, turned craft room.  Isn't this neat?  I'd like to have one installed in my own home for unruly children and reinforced with a dead bolt. Oh, I kid.

While there, I worked on a little project:

It's so flippin cute that I would really like to add bows and ruffles to the rear-side of my Hanes.  But, I run the risk of turning cute into horrendous so I'll refrain from embellishing my own under-britches and stick to embellishing Natalie's shirts.  Deal?  Or no deal?

I first saw this t-shirt idea on the Family Fun website.  If you've never been on their site and you have small children, you should bookmark it and check it often.  I loved it when I was a teacher and I love it as a momma.

I bought these fat-quarter fabrics at an awesome fabric shop in Old Town Spring a while back and I loved the patterns and colors.  I was going to use them for a different project, but never got around to it so I decided to use them for this.

My theory for mixing and matching is choosing patterns that all have complimentary colors despite the pattern and throwing one that belongs on a totally different color pallette for quirk.  See the green on the far right?  It doesn't really match, but it's green and it works.

To start, you'll need a 1 inch by 12 inch strip of each fabric.  I'm giving measurements for those of you that must have numbers, but I didn't measure.

Next you'll need a plain tee.  Using a marker, make two parallel rows of dots.  One set for each strip.  Just see below because I know I'm not making myself clear.

You can see that I used a ruler to space them apart evenly and this is the result...

Using pointy, sharp scissors, cut a teeny slit on each dot.

Next you'll push a fabric strip across each set of slits like so

Tie each strip in a bow and do the same for the rest of the fabric strips

I added the ruffle at the bottom to balance the shirt a bit, but you don't really have to if you don't want to use a sewing machine.

All done!  Here's the shirt again.

Comments

[Amanda Seale]

She was so cute this morning! (I especially loved her shoes!) We had some snacks together.

[tiff]

I had this page marked in my Family Fun magazine! I am so making a tank top for ME! hugs across the wires, Tiff

[Melinda]

Little Miss Natalie wore this precious outfit to church today, Did she look Sassy or what?!!!! Too cute. I loved sharing my "Craft Closet", come back, y'hear? Mimi

[amber]

Look at you go crafty Sue !!!

[rhonda]

this is really cute!!!!!!!

[Kayce]

Very cute!!!

[kris]

oh viv!! it turned out perfect! I think it's something even I could do! lol (maybe not the extra part on the bottom) Too cute and can't wait to see nat nat model it!

[Julie Jackson]

Oh you ladies kill me with little girls! My little girl stopped the bows and ruffles a long time ago! I will just have to wait for a niece! Looks awesome Viv!

[Buffy]

So Adorable!! The bows are preciouos and I especially like the bottom! I have been intrigued with ruffles lately and this is just the tutorial I needed! Sew...I am off to my nook to try some ruffles.