I had gotten some hand-me-down jeans for Hazel that I had just finished hemming with that fancy variegated cotton thread….
when I realized the $2.50 Joann’s Fabric sale t-shirt could use some bedazzling. These shirts regularly go on sale, and like I’ve said before, if you’ve got kids, there’s no better deal.
Hazel is like my own little Punky Brewster in that the more it clashes, the better. With that in mind, you can see why she would not let me toss this horrible bedazzling knit dress. We picked up the dress during the Christmas season at Walmart in a panic for clothes to wear to the Nutcracker.
So, it’s time for a mish-mash up cycle! That, and much like Hazel, I’m easily distracted from what I should be working on.
The dress fabric caused a huge mess, but I did manage to remove the bottom ruffle and enough two inch strips to make new binding for the t-shirt.
More distractions…
Now, to LA-style this shirt….cut off the sleeves in a sort of cap-sleeve angle…and cut out the neck line…
Pin classy ruffle to the bottom of the shirt and run it through the serger or zig-zag/overcast stitch.
Laugh at how it looks like a big, pink mouth.
Fold 2 inch strips in half, pin to sleeves on right side…both of these you want to pin to the right side, because that’s how you then flip the seam under and top-stitch it down.
Do not let serger feed dogs eat your pins. That is bad. Also, try to ignore how much lint cheap fabric is causing.
Ok, once they’re all attached…see how poofy the seams are? You’re going to want to top stitch those down.
Like so:
Now, take a photo of your proud daughter making a goofy face.
Then get distracted again by other cuteness…
and more…