A Little Lady

I love this shirt from J.Crew, and I wasn't about to spend $30 for a tee.  Maybe $15.  Yes $30 isn't much for a shirt from J.Crew, but when you're on a budget you make do by making your own. 

I wanted to make it myself, so I went to Target and bought two of the same shirt.

One shirt I used as the one I will be wearing, the other I cut up!  

Cut off the bottom of the shirt so you don't have to deal with that finished hem.   

Step 1:  Next, cut about a two inch strip from the bottom of the shirt.

 Take a threaded needle and weave it in and out of the shirt.  It doesn't have to be perfect, because that's what gives it the different sized ruffles.  

Your finished ruffle should look something like this.  

Step 2:  Attach the ruffle to the center of the shirt about one inch down from the neck.  Pin and then sew.

Step 3:  Next, weave the ruffle back to the neck of the shirt as shown below.  Pin, and then sew.

Step 4:  Then, weave the ruffle towards the sleeve, sew and then towards the neck again.  Sew.

Step 5:  Next, cut another long 2 inch thick strip and repeat step 1.

Attach just under the neck of the shirt, next to the top ruffle.  Sew along the neck of the shirt. 

Step 6:  you should have leftover ruffle from step 5.  

Fold the ruffle under and pin about 1/2 inch under the previous ruffles. 

Keep doing the ruffle thing until it is about 1/3 of the way down the shirt.  It is very repetitive.  

Tip:  Make sure all your ruffles are around the same length.  I ran out of ruffle on some of my layers, so just make new ones and make it look like it was supposed to happen.  

As you can see I used pink thread instead of the coral color of the shirt.  You really can't tell.  Plus the majority of your sewing is covered.  That is what is great about this shirt!  You can't see the mistakes!

Here is the finished product!!

Target shirts=$10

Thread=already had. But you can sometimes find some for $.99

Total=$11-$13

You save=$19

I say that's a steal of a deal!!

Try it out!