Ruffle Shirt with Impromptu Flower

I made this shirt about a year ago.

And I started the post a year ago too.

(My cute sister modeling the shirt for us)

I finally got around to getting a photo it, and here’s the post.

I was planning on doing this to this shirt, but once I pinned the ruffles on several times in several ways, I decided the style is too bulky for my little body.  So I opted for something more simple, and I love it.

I just sewed one ruffle (2.5 inches wide) to the front neckline.  I ended up getting off track and sewed the ruffle a little crooked, so instead of picking apart the seam…I just added a flower to the top! 

I had a bit of ruffle left over, so I just set it on the shirt in a flower shape, and sewed it right to the shirt with my free motion foot. 

I added a button, and a little pleat and buttons to the sleeves, and I love the end result!  Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows us how to do the sleeves in this tutorial (and yes, I NEED to find me some lace so I can make that whole shirt too).

Took me about a year to find some lace…but I did it (made the whole shirt that is). 

That post is coming up soon. 

Promise!

~Lynette~