lace ruffles

Lace ruffle shirt!
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Her First Project

I do lots of ruffle shirts on my blog, I had to do on for the M&J challenge too!

{You will need}

• A white t-shirt
• 2 yds. 3″ Ivory Rigid Lace (#37077)
• 1 yd. 2″ wide Cameo Dupioni Silk Ribbon (#37302)
• Eggshell Gutermann Thread (#42681)
• {For the corsage you will need}
• 2 17″ strips of 2″ wide Cameo Dupioni Silk Ribbon (#37302)
• Two pearls
• Felt
• Brooch pin

{How to}

• Step 1:  Cut the lace into four strips (18″ each) and fray check the ends.
• Step 2:  Using the largest stitch setting on your sewing machine, sew the top of the lace (1/4″ from the edge). Pull one thread to gather lace to make ruffles. Pin the ruffled lace onto the shirt diagnally.
• Step 3:  Repeat the process with the rest of the three strips.
• Step 4:  Cut the silk ribbon in half horizontally to make 1″ wide ribbons. Cut them in half to make 4 strips of 1″ wide X 18″ long ribbons. You will need three of them.
• Step 5:  Zigzag the edges of the three ribbons from step 4. To make ruffles, sew in the middle with the largest stitch, pull one thread to gather the ribbon.
• Step 6:  Pin the ruffled ribbon strips between the laces diagonally twisting occasionally. Sew them onto the t-shirt.

{How to make the corsage}

• Step 1:  Fold the ribbon 3 times, cut the top wavy(use the picture as a guide)
• Step 2:  Using the largest stitch setting, sew one side of the ribbon 1/4″ from the edge. Pull one thread to gather the ribbon to make ruffles.
• Step 3:  Start rolling the ribbon and sew the back to make a flower. Sew a pearl in the middle. Cut a piece of felt large enough to cover the back of two flowers, sew it onto the flowers and sew a pin. Add the corsage onto the t-shirt; it is ready to wear! and… that is what I did!